I just don't remember anyone declaring this to be an 8-bit list. Back when I
was a member no one said pc stuff was off topic. Which is why I asked. And
wasn't aware JW didn't own or run tne list anymore.
Evan Koblentz used to hate anything remotely connected to IBM for reasons (more
then likely) I won't get into. Everyone has a preference as to what a list like
this should focus on. Their preference is their business. But their preference
doesn't need to be forced on everyone else. Jay would chime me when it was
needed and cite the rules. This is why I asked, expecting a moderator or
someone well acquainted with the rules to read me the riot act.
So Win2003 is off topic, but allowed as long as I say that it is. But I still
want to know when or even if this was formerly declared an 8 bit list.
As to your response to my other question, I need to know if ghost will reliably
image the 2003 imstall. As I want to keep it. The other issues I'll deal with
afterwards. I'm not sure I'll need a setup disk, of course it wouldn't hurt.
But he warned me to enter setup each time it was powered on and specify 'raid'
in one of the settings, for tbe default was 'scsi', and if I didn't make that
adjustment (I think because the backup battery is dead) it would wipe out rje
current OS.
On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 02:05:19 PM EST, Bill Degnan via cctalk
<cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
Chris,
That was me saying after 1990, within the context that one should start
thinking "is this on topic" if the thing is any newer, and I gave some
examples of then it would be and not so much be in my opinion. I also
mentioned that to high school kids interested in vintage computers, their
*start* point is 1990 many of them based on what I have seen at Kennett
Classic museum. They're interested in much newer stuff. Also, smartphones
and devices, not just computers.
But for this list, as we are today, we're vintage of the 8-bit era vintage
computer hobbyist.
b
On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 1:52 PM Chris via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
> So Jay West doesn't own the list anymore? Since when was the cutoff
> declared to be 1990? No one is in charge here? What if a revolution takes
> place? Who will martial the forces to put ot down and hang all the
> imsurgents?
