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Re: OT Thunderbird

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On 11/7/2016 12:27 AM, Clocky wrote:
> On 4/11/2016 5:28 PM, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 11/4/2016 3:56 PM, Clocky wrote:
>>> On 4/11/2016 11:31 AM, keithr0 wrote:
>>>> On 11/4/2016 7:11 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>>> In aus.computers keithr0 <user@account.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>> On 10/31/2016 7:53 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nice. I've had a 33MHz 486 laptop with 8MB RAM browsing the web over
>>>>>>> WiFi
>>>>>>> (text only though). The determination of sites to force HTTPS meant
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> it wasn't completely usable last time I tried it. One of these
>>>>>>> days I
>>>>>>> want to program a newsreader for the Commodore 64. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think that it has been done before,
>>>>>
>>>>> Closest I know about is some Email software that sort-of supported
>>>>> Usenet. There's the option of simply connecting to a PC as a terminal,
>>>>> but that doesn't count in my book.
>>>>>
>>>>>> God knows why though.
>>>>>
>>>>> The challenge! Besides some of us like disappearing down a rabbit
>>>>> hole to live in the past. The present keeps annoying me too much
>>>>> anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> Plus if I put the software on a cartridge I'll get near instant
>>>>> booting, so that's better than any PC and its associated OS. The
>>>>> complex use of a floppy disk to temporarily store the groups
>>>>> header files will probably slow it down terribly after that,
>>>>> but my power-on to groups list time will be the best on the
>>>>> block. That I can guarantee.
>>>>>
>>>> There are plenty of challenges to be had with modern systems that
>>>> actually advance things rather than just raking over the past. I've
>>>> seen
>>>> the huge advances over the 47 years that I've been involved with
>>>> computers, I've had fun with them all but its always time to move on to
>>>> the next one.
>>>
>>>
>>> It's whatever floats your boat though. I personally like vintage and new
>>> hardware alike, they need not be mutually exclusive interests.
>>>
>> I like vintage machinery, thats why I play with old aircraft, but old
>> computers seem rather pointless to me.
>>
>
>
> I could ask what the point is in playing with old aircraft and vintage
> machinery but I already know the answer, it's whatever blows your trumpet.

A well reserved old aircraft, or piece of machinery will bring pleasure 
to a lot more people than a Commodore 64 program no matter how clever.

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Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-03 21:11 +0000
  Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-04 13:31 +1000
    Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-11-04 13:56 +0800
      Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-04 19:28 +1000
        Re: OT Thunderbird D Walford <dwalford@internode.on.net> - 2016-11-04 21:25 +1100
          Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-06 21:54 +1000
            Re: OT Thunderbird D Walford <dwalford@internode.on.net> - 2016-11-07 09:36 +1100
              Re: OT Thunderbird Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-11-07 09:59 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird D Walford <dwalford@internode.on.net> - 2016-11-07 11:41 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-11-07 12:35 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird D Walford <dwalford@internode.on.net> - 2016-11-07 13:24 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-11-07 21:03 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird "jonz@ nothere.com" <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-11-06 18:40 -0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-10 22:30 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-11-11 00:29 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-10 22:29 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2016-11-10 15:33 +0000
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-10 22:22 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-11-11 00:29 +1100
        Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-04 22:59 +0000
          Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-06 20:24 +1000
            Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-06 21:51 +0000
              Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-07 19:33 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-07 21:28 +0000
        Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-11-06 22:27 +0800
          Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-07 19:29 +1000

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