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Thanks for answering the question. With regard to the show, I didn’t want to pile on, but here we go: There weren’t that many talks (the primary thing I was i

Thanks for answering the question. With regard to the show, I didn’t want to pile on, but here we go: There weren’t that many talks (the primary thing I was interested in), the trade show section was pretty small, and there wasn’t really much for newcomers to explain why this old hardware deserves preservation.

arexxbifs 3y ago
Vintage computer meetups, like vintage car meetups, are mostly chummy in-group gatherings for the already initiated. It's where geeks of a particular brand can talk shop. (I usually don't attend them and instead go to demo parties[1], which are in no way any less esoteric.) > There wasn’t really much for newcomers to explain why this old hardware deserves preservation. It does and doesn't - much like old cars, record players, fighter jets, trains, radios and phones. A handful can be kept around for posterity, as museum pieces. There's a point in not forgetting how they work, since most modern stuff is to a large extent refinements and complexity layered on top of previous knowledge. But mostly, it's just a fringe hobby. Old computers deserve preservation because someone cares deeply about them and loves tinkering with them. Just like with old cars, record players, trains and radios. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene