Re: Classic computing is out of the closet

[tturner@ecn.ab.ca ()]

L. Cornelio (cornelio@san.rr.com) wrote:
: In article <380DE3E4.CC2F11B5@lexis-nexis.com>, John E Townsend
: <utownje@lexis-nexis.com> wrote:

: > There's an interesting article on "classic computing" in yesterday's San
: > Diego Union-Tribune:
: > 
: > 
: > http://www.uniontrib.com/news/uniontrib/tue/computers/news_m1u19old.html
: > 
: > Most of it seems to be about Commodore users, but Apple II's get an
: > honorable mention.
<snip>
: Still, they made long mention of an elderly  lady-- w/ photo - who uses
: her trusty Apple IIc to this day! And she says she still uses Dollars &
: Sense. Is that one Y2K ready? I would like to give her a heads-up.....

--> I went and read that and I could be wrong; but I swear I've read
    that exact same article quite a while back. Really! I could even
    vaguely anticipate what was coming next in the article, with some
    of the phrases ringing strongly of deja vu. I could be wrong; but
    I'm reasonably sure this is not a new article. Seems mayhaps it's
    a re-hash, filler type article, with a  bit of add-on? Not that
    I'm trying to diminish the message or the impact - I'm all for
    having more `public' exposure to 8-bit computing/legacy hardware.
    I'll keep my gussied-up IIe and never part with it - it's just I
    think the article was published before. This ring a bell with
    anyone else? Someone? I don't think I'm going batty yet; I don't
    turn 50 until next year!

    (I can also sheepishly admit that the paragraph describing the
    basement `computer museum' and how the wife feels about things
    hits far too close to home...   :->   )

    Didn't see anything 'bout a lady and Dollars & Sense, though;
    guess I'll hafta go back and read it again.
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