Well thanks to ya'll prodding - I've brought it up to her again, and she
actually said "hmm, alright, maybe" ! Next week happens to be our spring
break - so..... we might give it a shot !
So probably no final rendering this weekend - but hopefully by the end of
the month.
On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 1:39 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
> Most important of all, for the video,
> your daughter should decide what parameters matter to her!
>
>
> On Thu, 9 Mar 2023, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote:
>
> > Sellam,
> >
> >> It seems to come down to agreement (or lack thereof) on the definition
> of
> >> "personal computer".
> >
> > One criteria to me is not so much about the machine/system itself, but on
> > how it is originally financed.
> >
> > If it costs more than a house or has to be financed by a committee, then
> > it's not personal in the same sense as something like "my toothbrush."
> > Because the use of that system is (generally) then under the control and
> > whims of that committee or owners - they paid for it, so they get to
> decide
> > what to do with it and who is authorized to use it.
> >
> > Once such a system retires or gets replaced, and then becomes part of 2nd
> > hand market or surplus, then it's a "found object" that could
> > coincidentally become "personally owned." But I think the original
> context
> > on how the system came to exist stands.
> >
> > Then a second criteria (to me) is like the "my toothbrush" sentiment - it
> > is something small enough or compact enough that an individual can manage
> > putting it where they personally want it to be. That doesn't necessarily
> > mean it fits in a pocket - but something about the size of small
> furniture
> > or a typical kitchen appliance or smaller is about right.
> >
> >
> > A third criteria is that it was built as a consumer product - meaning not
> > just a hand full exist. The rationale here is that it is a "repeatable
> > product" and the process of how the thing was made isn't so esoteric or
> > obscure (or enough "production line" effort was made to make it
> repeatable,
> > if only for a time), This helps draw the line between one-off custom
> > builds -- which those are the ultimate personal computer ("I made it")
> but
> > (to me) are just a different category (I didn't make my toothbrush, but
> > the process for making it is so well understood its become a consumer
> > product).
> >
> >
> > -Steve
>
