> On Dec 20, 2022, at 2:27 PM, Chris via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > wrote: > > > > > > Specifically as pertaining to old/vintage/classic/retro compuing > > discussion, what exactly is on topic? On top of my head as a for > > imstance I > > have some questions pertaining to Windows 2003 and socket 603/604. > > Something tells me that doesn't qualify, so it behooves me to ask. > > > > The original rule, back around ’96/97 was anything older than 10 > > years was > > on-topic. I think the idea behind that is still valid, but these > > days a 10 > > year old system isn’t that much different from a current one. I > > think at > > one point someone suggested it should be shifted to 20+ years.
Maybe it should be "Before Moore's Law was over." Processors hit 3 GHz about twenty years ago, and haven't gotten any faster.
