Hi Listers, Its July 2004. The original SurvPC list [EMAIL PROTECTED] has been in place since ... when ... 1996? 1997? ... and the LifeRaft verion of the list [EMAIL PROTECTED] has been up since early 2001 inspired by The Great SurvPC List Outage of that year.
We've seen quite an ebb and flow in the memberships of both lists over this eight (?) year period. The very meaning of "Survivor PC" has changed radically in that time -- the cutting edge stuff of 1997 (or even 2000) is showing up in dumpsters everywhere. I can go to the local Used Computer Warehouse and pick up 700 MHz PIII boxes (warrantied) for cheap. In the first few months of the list, we polled all the Surv list members to see who was there, what they were doing, what hardware they had, and so on. There was enthusiastic participation. The list was lively, busy, energetic. Everyone had something to say. There were arguments and debates. We laughed, we cried, it was better than "Cats." People have moved on, gotten busy, become preoccupied with such silly things as careers and survival. A number of us have lost jobs, had to move, some have started over (myself included). All kinds of stuff has been discussed on the list(s), from love to politics, and occasionally even computers. We've had the OS wars, the CPU wars, and the "why is there so much off-topic traffic" wars. Okay. That's where we've been. Where are we today? Who's living where? Using what hardware? Running what OS? Working in what fields or on what projects? It's time to get to know one another again. The list belongs to you who participate. Let's stir it up. Start some trouble. Pry into one another's lives. Get personal. Invite some friends. Enough with the "peace and quiet" already. I can go to a local cemetery if I want that. I want to hear some noise. ~~ Garry
