> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 07:16:29 -0700 > Subject: Re: 68k swaps > From: "J.S. Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > on 10/15/03 11:29 PM, Stuart Bell at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > On Thursday, October 16, 2003, at 02:22 AM, J.S. > Garrison wrote: > > > >> Why? That's awfully limiting. If I have a IIsi > and I want to buy an > >> angle > >> adapter and video card, (nubus), for it, I don't > want someoone ragging > >> at me > >> because it's called once removed. > > > > Because this is the compact list, not the vintage > list nor the > > quadlist, Keen IIsi owners will be members of the > Vintage list and can > > propose a similar swap arrangement there. > > > > It's a similar issue to that about the splitting > of compacts and > > vintage a few years ago. IMHO it's better to have > focussed lists with > > people being members of several if that's where > their interests lie. > > Personally, I try to limit my Mac obsess by > sticking to compacts! > > Stuart > > > > > Right, but again, my proposal was to band the 68k > machines together > under one swaplist. Leaving the PPC items to those > with lem-swap. > > Jeff > I imagine I am not alone in wanting to manage my lists effectively. Focus is ggod, but too many lists is bad. I doubt I would be able to subscribe to yet another separate list just for swaps. Unless the main Lem-swap list was broken into 2, a 68k list and a ppc list. But I think what was attractive originally in this proposal is the notion that the compact community could swap once a week within the parameters of the list. No extra subscriptions or lists needed. And that the swap posts could be managed in a more hobbyist-friendly manner, as opposed to the current lem swap list in which a lot of people, it seems, are trying to make a living selling mac parts.
I advocate at this point in the discussion to go forward with the notion of a weekly swap day for compact macs and related 68k material. I would include all nubus cards, scsi and ADB devices [since scsi is also officially obsolete] and software that requires 8.1 or less. No PCI and no memory for PCI machines, obviously. As for the Vintage list, instead of them setting up a separate, internal list, what if on the *one day* set aside as swap day, email could be cross-posted to both lists? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com -- 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> --> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
