On Saturday, December 7, 2002, at 09:03 PM, Scott Holder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Perhaps, but it's a long way off. People still hold onto their Apple > IIs, > despite them being 20 years old. A couple of people still earn a living from selling Apple II software but nearly all of the hardware sellers have moved on to different things. Apple IIgs software under development includes the TCP/IP stack, Marinetti plus a web browser and an HTTP server. > And they'll certainly remain useful for a > good long while yet. IPV6 may well kill them off for internet usage, > but > until that happens, a machine that does e-mail today will keep doing > e-mail. My Classic will still telnet into my headless linux servers > just as > well 10 years from now as it does today. IPv6 may make a difference but I would expect NAT (Network Address Translation) servers to bridge the gap for our beloved classics. An SE/30 with accelerator and external monitor is still useful as a web browser but we can't expect that 68K browser software will continue to be developed for all eternity. One problem that has been discussed recently is security certificates -- who will pay to register certificates for 68K users if there is no commercial return. > I suppose some day in the indeterminate future, there will only be > Classic > Macs in museums, but I think that's a long way off yet. classic Mac museums with a small c, not museums of Mac Classics, I trust... Phil -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
