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Subject: Re: obselete machines
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Date: Sat, 27-Sep-86 21:40:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 27 21:40:00 1986
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Nf-From: mcomp.UUCP!p40001    Sep 27 20:40:00 1986



>  whether a machine is obselete ...  witness the
>  Apple 2, 2+, 2e, 2c, 2b or not 2b, etc.  


It all depends on what makes a machine obsolete.  It seems to me
that any machine isn't obsolete as long as it does what its owner
wants it to do.

It is a sign of too much affluence, on the part of individuals as
well as society as a whole, that we call something "obsolete" 
whenever something newer is developed, and try to replace it, 
whether it still does its job or not.

I still use an Apple //e, and occasionally even a typewriter, and
I don't think either is obsolete.
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