> > >> >> As ever one English word can have more than one connotation. "Vintage" is > no exception. > If we dispense with the wine allusion then a more general usage could be > "the best example of its type" > Adding some kind of chronological definer such as "in the 1960's" would > help. > > Having defined our terms of reference we can then move on to make our > choice. > Clearly, even with agreed parameters, one person might offer more than one > example as a candidate. > A group of people will almost certainly produce a selection of answers. > > So as to if a computer is vintage or not is an opinion. > A preponderance of one computer type or model might indicate some group > agreement. > > Rod Smallwood > >
Couldn't have said this better myself. Absolutely agree. I very much understand that the majority sees "vintage computing" to mean more than the sum of the dictionary's definition, but doing so does not adapt well over time. If a person writes instead 8-bit vintage computing, 60's mini vintage computing, Apple vintage computing, and so on would be more correct...In short if one adds a modifier before "vintage computing" a lot of the clarification problems go away. -- @ BillDeg: Web: vintagecomputer.net Twitter: @billdeg <https://twitter.com/billdeg> Youtube: @billdeg <https://www.youtube.com/user/billdeg> Unauthorized Bio <http://www.vintagecomputer.net/readme.cfm>
