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  • Re: age required for classic comp

    From Danny Bee@1:105/420 to Mortar M. on Tue Jul 22 10:36:15 2025
    For me, I'd say anything before Intel's Core I series CPUs, which puts it before 2009.

    I Think I had first multi core (core duo) before 2009 and already in XP era.

    I think XP era of computers connected last bit of retro PC computing somehow with modern windows of today. if not then Windows 2000 was for sure something like that to me. I still tried to launch MS-DOS apps in Windows 2000.

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  • From Grant Weasner@1:138/397 to Borax Man on Wed Mar 11 21:53:45 2026
    Re: Re: age required for classic comp
    By: Borax Man to Fernando Miculan on Mon Apr 14 2025 00:43:39


    I would consider a "classic computer" to be any computer which is, both in terms of hardware and software, quite different to what is running today, and is able to run old hardware and software which modern computers cannot. So I wouldn't consider my old desktop computer from 2009 "classic" as its not really that different to computers today, but the DOS PC's, which can run Windows 98, DOS, OPL3 midi and the like are, because they can do things new computers can't.

    That is a pretty good definition.

    I think 2009 is soon to be classic so hold on to that thing! :)
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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Grant Weasner on Thu Mar 12 10:53:43 2026
    On Wed 11-Mar-2026 9:53p, Grant Weasner@1:138/397.0 said to Borax Man:
    Re: Re: age required for classic comp
    By: Borax Man to Fernando Miculan on Mon Apr 14 2025 00:43:39


    I would consider a "classic computer" to be any computer which is, both
    in
    terms of hardware and software, quite different to what is running
    today,
    and is able to run old hardware and software which modern computers
    cannot.
    So I wouldn't consider my old desktop computer from 2009 "classic" as
    its
    not really that different to computers today, but the DOS PC's, which
    can
    run Windows 98, DOS, OPL3 midi and the like are, because they can do
    things
    new computers can't.

    That is a pretty good definition.

    Huh? What can new computers do that old computers can not? Also MIDI as a standard is still in use today...

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  • From Mortar M.@1:124/5016 to Rug Rat on Thu Mar 12 13:14:17 2026
    Re: Re: age required for classic comp
    By: Rug Rat to Grant Weasner on Thu Mar 12 2026 10:53:43

    What can new computers do that old computers can not?

    Guess that depends on how old the computer is and what you're trying to do.

    Also MIDI as a standard is still in use today...

    Got that right, and I got the gear to prove it. Still waiting for MIDI 2.0 to happen.
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