On 4/22/05, JD Runyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm starting to think that we are in an age where more people would > prefer an appliance for their computer needs.
I would *love* to be able to (seriously) offer this to someone who wants a computer from me. I think a lot of people would be happy with it. But I agree with Lan. I fear the day when that's all that's available. My younger brother has recently started getting into computers. He probably wouldn't have if all that he'd had was an appliance, without stuff to break. I mean, look at the state of electronics these days. Electronic stuff is factory produced to exacting precision using throwaway materials. And how many electronics hobbyists do you see? Nuts and Volts is the only serious electronics hobbyist magazine left, and there used to be lots, it seemed. Of course, this raises the question: What value is a hobbyist scene? -todd -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
