A Challenge

["Simon D. Williams" <email@ld8.org>]

There's been a fair bit of talk over at the 68KMLA ( www.68kmla.net )
in advance of the 2007 RetroChallenge proposed for July of next year.
Unfortunately the discussion has already devolved into the usual
directionless bickering.

With that in mind, I'm proposing an informal challenge of my own for
this coming January. There will be no hard rules and no winners will be
declared... I'm more interested in getting people to do something other
than talk about doing something.

Here are the challenges:

Creative Challenge
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Do something creative with a "retro" computer*. It can be anything:
graphics, music, programming, hardware hacks... whatever floats your
boat.

Endurance Challenge
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(For hardcore retroputists only)
See how long you can make exclusive use of a "retro" computer. Just for
personal use -- I don't expect anyone to lug an Apple III into the
workplace. No complicated scoring, just see what you can do... if you
can't manage the whole month, shoot for a week.

The challenge starts January 1st, 2007 and will run until the 31st.
Anyone taking up the challenge is welcomed to email me at
bb065@chebucto.ns.ca, I'll keep up a running "progress report" and
document all the entries during the first week of February.

You can be involved in either challenge, or both. And please bear in
mind that it's not about WINNING, it's about PARTICIPATING.

Simon WIlliams


* For the sake of simplicity, a "retro" computer that is any computer
generally considered obsolete. Use your common sense.