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To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Reply-To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> List-Id: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk.classiccmp.org> Seems like this is the list for on-topic and off-topic discussions? Further, List-Help: <mailto:cctalk-requ...@classiccmp.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <mailto:cctalk-j...@classiccmp.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:cctalk-le...@classiccmp.org> > On 21 Dec 2022, at 12:44, Peter Coghlan via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > >> >> Windows 2003 and XP is about as obsolete now as the IBM PC was in 1995. >> Probably more so. XP is popular on Vogons but I'm sure considerably less >> then 5% of computers actually host it. >> >> There's also the issue of beating a dead horse. There will always and >> forever (and forever...) be some esoteric issue to discuss about some >> bizzare and mostly unknown 8 bit system that 3 people on the whole of >> planet earth own (now not to brag, but chances are there are a dozen or >> less Northstar Dimension owners (never mind users) out there. And I'm >> proud to be 1). Who am I going to discuss that with?? And a larger issue >> is what? An even larger issue is why? Well I got plans ... >> >> Lists of this sort are about tech and used by people who love it. Windows >> 11 is not germain to these conversations. But what about, and I'm just >> putting this out there, making pre UEFI shtuff -on-? I don't even know >> how I personally feel about such a delineation. But the suggestion is >> there. Nostalgic weirdos like older tech. Yes often dang old. Now a >> Thinkpad T60p doesn't exactly seem dang old. But it's pretty much dang >> obsolete (can't remember what sort of firmware it has but the processor, >> though 64 bit, is part of that hazy quasi transitional grouping that had >> more similarities to a 32 bit chip). On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, >> 10:05:06 PM EST, Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> >> On Wed, 21 Dec 2022, Chris via cctalk wrote: >>> Well there doesn't seem to be a great deal of activity these days, I has >>> thought the suggestion about relaxing the rules might need discussing. >>> I know there are people still using Windows 2003 puters, or a near >>> equivalent based on XP? But that's entirely irrelevant, as I'm quite >>> sure you could find someone out there still utilizing an 8088/286/386. >>> Of course that's the discretion of the sysop. As it stands there's at >>> least 1 opinion for every ahole attached to the person who types on this >>> board. Whateber. The way I see it dang obsolete shouldd be open for >>> discussion. >> >> To summarize: "On-Topic" == "Dang obsolete" >> > > > It seems that the previous list owner lost interest in this mailing list > and turfed us over to someone else who doesn't really say anything some > time ago. At least I think that's what happened. Nobody really said > anything. > > So, can someone enlighten me on how to stop receiving mail from the list > until the holidays and/or this discussion are over under the new regime? > > Regards, > Peter Coghlan
