Frankly, my heart sinks when I think of what might happen when my old
trident VBL video card gives out (it already does not autoboot the screen).
When one old but essential piece of hardware/software bites the dust, one
may have to say goodbye to one's beloved old 486 or XT -- unless the local
flea market has a replacement that works.
Is there some way we could ban together and make ourselves a viable,
organized ``market segment'' that would provide vendors a credible economic
incentive to maintain old PC parts, and retain old software archives? Poorer
small businesses, schools, etc. are already eager to acquire and use older
PCs.
I fantasize a viable aftermarket similar to that for used cars, with prices
1/2 or 1/3 the cost of the current bloatware, windoze 3009, etc. Currently,
the few used PC stores I know (in Berkeley, CA) are absurdly overpriced.
Any ideas about the value or possibility of forming a formal used PC
organization that would attract retailers, manufactureres and magazines?
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