On 1999-07-30 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
>Dale:
>Thanks for the insight into another (PC) OS lists ramblings about
>MS & Windows.
>The only comment that really made me laugh was:
>> Microsoft's planned obsolescence is just plain morally wrong.
>I have worked on mechanical and electrical technology since 1951 (9
>years old). And only in the PC computer industry has the idea of a
>"moral obligation" required by a manufacturer to make their new
>products work with older parts been put forward just because
>someone is trying to keep an old clunker working.
I understand you and your friends postions on planned obsolescence. I think
the reason why the computer industry is considered to be morally in error is
because the computer industry moves so much more quickly than other
industries. Example: Many people wouldn't mind owning an 89 Mustang GT, but
that same person wouldn't want the 286-12 or 386-16 that was available at
that time.
>I have a friend who is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and
>owns a foundry where he creates Model T era racing engine from
>molten metal. I once asked him about the computer industry's view
>on so-called legacy systems; he thought it was a very naive idea
>and that a few of the legacy computer advocates should look at
>other 19th & 20th century technology - "if they want to keep that
>stuff running they should be willing to build it from scratch
>themselves, most often without any information other than there is
>a broken whatsmacallit that needs fixing"...
Cool, is his company on the web?? An I correct in assuming he is building
parts for use with Nitro??
Chad A. Fernandez
Battle Creek, MI
Net-Tamer V 1.12 Beta - Test Drive
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