Sharkonwheels
Veteran Member
I can see that... but I still think most of it is common sense, and most people agree, EXCEPT for where to draw the line.
I, myself, would not consider *ANY* pentium-and-up to be vintage. Classic, maybe, depended upon the individual machine in question.
Me personally, I don't even consider 386/486 machines to be vintage, as you can still buy them by the boatload in thrift shops, recyclers, craigslist, eBay, etc.. There is no shortage of these machines still.
Now, my opinion is skewed, because I have absolutely, positively NO desire to collect anything from the PC category, except palmops pretty much, so I'm not a fair judge!
However, what I have gathered, is that it is generally accepted that 486's and earlier are considered vintage, newe has some other category.
It's common sense, and most people here assume the same - the only real difference of opinion, is that some may consider, say, a Pentium 60/66/75/90 vintage, and some don't.
I dunno - good discussion, though.
T
I, myself, would not consider *ANY* pentium-and-up to be vintage. Classic, maybe, depended upon the individual machine in question.
Me personally, I don't even consider 386/486 machines to be vintage, as you can still buy them by the boatload in thrift shops, recyclers, craigslist, eBay, etc.. There is no shortage of these machines still.
Now, my opinion is skewed, because I have absolutely, positively NO desire to collect anything from the PC category, except palmops pretty much, so I'm not a fair judge!
However, what I have gathered, is that it is generally accepted that 486's and earlier are considered vintage, newe has some other category.
It's common sense, and most people here assume the same - the only real difference of opinion, is that some may consider, say, a Pentium 60/66/75/90 vintage, and some don't.
I dunno - good discussion, though.
T