Subj : Housekeeping
To   : Thom Miller
From : Roon
Date : Sun Apr 16 2023 01:46 am

Hello Thom,

15 Apr 23 11:10, you wrote to Poindexter Fortran:

 >> I'm a big fan of virtualization. I started off running VMWare
 >> Workstation on my desktop, later moved to Proxmox running on a
 >> laptop. On that I can spin up an operating system for old-time's
 >> sake and run it in a window or full screen on my desktop, without
 >> the hassle of more hardware (and trying to keep old hardware
 >> running, which is getting increasingly difficult...)

 TM> That's one of the great things about the hobby, IMO. There are all
 TM> different approaches and interests. I very specifically did not want
 TM> to run new software, or run old software on new hardware (in a VM or
 TM> otherwise). I had a 386 that was sitting on a shelf not getting much
 TM> use, and thought, "Man, it'd be cool to get that thing on-line and
 TM> have it function like it did in the old days." I wanted to run old
 TM> software on old hardware, and see if I could get it to talk to 'new'
 TM> software. To me, the tinkering (both with the software and the
 TM> hardware) is a big part of the fun.

 TM> There's no right or wrong way. That's true of the 'retro computer'
 TM> scene in general, I think. If emulators, virtual machines, FPGA, or
 TM> vintage hardware get you where you want to go, I think it's awesome,
 TM> even if your chosen method to get there isn't the one that I'd have
 TM> taken.

big +1. i am a big fan of using old hardware in a modern world :)

Regards,
--
dp

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