Not just any old stuff, but old stuff that has proven itself useful, stable, and reasonably reliable! 

Every now and then I mis old computers right back to my IBMPCXT.

And of course we have this list on a reliable old friend.
Eric Caron 

> On Jan 2, 2023, at 8:31 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Interesting topic...
> 
> This is why I use my 2012 MacPro 5.1 - MacOS High Sierra and my 2016
> MacBook Pro - MacOS Mojave. Both machines can run Adobe Creative Suite CS6
> and other softwares (MS office etc.). Recently a friend offered me a 2020
> MacBook Pro... I loaded my softwares in it... errr. NOPE... NONE of them
> run... I have to buy/subscribe to Adobe CC (Cloud version) for about
> $900.00 and other upgraded softwares too.. total cost for softwares is
> about $2K.
> 
> Now... I'd think my 1990 tintop Syncro is better than a 2020/2021 van...
> :-) - that's why I keep using old stuff unless they are not fixable anymore.
> 
> Cheer for the New Year....
> 
> On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 5:04 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> One of the VW parts places near me has two 80’s vintage computers.  One is
>> just to run parts software to find numbers and such.
>> 
>> Owner is about 82 years old.
>> 
>> Eric Caron
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 2, 2023, at 8:00 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Parts
>>> 
>>> Keep an older Windows machine around for this purpose
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 4:49 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> There used to be a really good software catalogue available that one
>> could
>>>> download and install on one's computer. Upgrades on computers have
>> rendered
>>>> this inoperable. It ran on 32 bit machines but now everything is 64 bit.
>>>> I'm looking for an online version of this. I'm pretty sure it's out
>> there
>>>> somewhere. Does anyone know of this? The detail in the old version was
>>>> especially good with the detail. You could print out a page to use as a
>>>> guide while you worked. The detail was superb. Any help would be
>>>> appreciated.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2010/11/29/multimedia/video/doc4c62e5f80d228504902172.txt
>>