This is something that's always bugged me. Like since the concept was first posed to me.
What constitutes a vintage computer?
I know with cars it's determined exclusively by age and production, but what about for computers? I mean hey, we're into the Windows 6.0 generation now. The cheapest machine down at your local computer store these days has more computational power than all of our collections combined.
So what of the machines from the last decade?
Typically in the vintage computing circles, a lot of emphasis is placed on machines of the late 70s and early 80s - the formation years of modern computing, the rise of personal computing. But that was 30 years ago - there has been LOTS happening recently, so what becomes of the machines from 20, even 10 years ago?
They're obsolete now, but are they aged enough to become vintage? Will they ever become vintage when initiatives like e-Day scoop them up and tear them apart for scrap?
Really, I'm quite keen on hearing people's views on this. What IS the definition of vintage?