Floppies_only
Veteran Member
Gang,
The subject header says it succinctly. How old does a computer have to be to be considered vintage? It isn't in the FAQ. Also, is this qualification similar to vintage automobiles, which (last I knew) had to be made before a date certain to be considered antique, or does a computer have to be before a certain technology benchmark to be considered vintage (like, 486 or earlier or 68040 or earlier)?
Also, what about hybrid systems? What if you want to use new hardware with old hardware to increase the real usefulness of the old hardware? For example, I heard about a guy who interfaced a flash drive to his '80's microprocessor trainer. Is describing that a vintage computer discussion? How about using a vintage computer with a brand new one to put the vintage computer on the internet? Does asking questions about how to do that constitute a vintage computer discussion? It would vastly expand the possible uses of our vintage equipment if the answer was yes.
Thanks,
Sean
The subject header says it succinctly. How old does a computer have to be to be considered vintage? It isn't in the FAQ. Also, is this qualification similar to vintage automobiles, which (last I knew) had to be made before a date certain to be considered antique, or does a computer have to be before a certain technology benchmark to be considered vintage (like, 486 or earlier or 68040 or earlier)?
Also, what about hybrid systems? What if you want to use new hardware with old hardware to increase the real usefulness of the old hardware? For example, I heard about a guy who interfaced a flash drive to his '80's microprocessor trainer. Is describing that a vintage computer discussion? How about using a vintage computer with a brand new one to put the vintage computer on the internet? Does asking questions about how to do that constitute a vintage computer discussion? It would vastly expand the possible uses of our vintage equipment if the answer was yes.
Thanks,
Sean