Defiant1Dave
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There used to be a classification among computer people that seperated the "Hardware" folks from the "Software" gurus. As expected, the hardware guys spent most of their time tinkering with HDDs, memory, and DIPP switch settings..... and only wrote batch files and drivers to make everything work.
The software people spent their days writing and compiling applications to USE the equipment that the hardware guys put together. For some odd reason, each group looked upon the other as the lesser team member.
Nowadays much of that classification has gone away with the newer computers..... BUT with our old collections, and their more challenging clunkiness the distinction can still be made.
So.... here's the question: Do you spend the majority of your Vintage Computing time assembling / repairing vintage hardware? (In which case you are a hardware person) OR do you spend more time working with / writing / compiling / using the software? (in which case you are a software person.)
Me? I'm definately in the Software camp since I build, repair assemble my older machines to support my Compilers and create programs.
What about you?
The software people spent their days writing and compiling applications to USE the equipment that the hardware guys put together. For some odd reason, each group looked upon the other as the lesser team member.
Nowadays much of that classification has gone away with the newer computers..... BUT with our old collections, and their more challenging clunkiness the distinction can still be made.
So.... here's the question: Do you spend the majority of your Vintage Computing time assembling / repairing vintage hardware? (In which case you are a hardware person) OR do you spend more time working with / writing / compiling / using the software? (in which case you are a software person.)
Me? I'm definately in the Software camp since I build, repair assemble my older machines to support my Compilers and create programs.
What about you?
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