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Scanning the documents really brings out the contrasts. Here I am comfortably reposed using a typical netbook viewing literature on equipment couldn’t even dream of what this “basic by 2010 standards” computer can do.

Question: I’ve got some PDFs in the 50 MB range. While this netbook can view them with ease, I’m still wondering if that is too large. What would you prefer?

• A = Do nothing
• B = Use multiple files and limit size to ____ MB per file
• C = Reduce quality to limit size to ____ MB

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I was just reading a bit of feedback concerning the links to other vintage computing sites suggesting that there is a need for a “Vintage Computing Portal”. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle this?

One thing I have done is made a table of some sites and have used the following site classifications:

• Pre-Microprocessor Computing
• Mainframes (Cray, Amhahl, etc)
• Minicomputers (DEC, Data General, etc)
• Microcomputers
• IBM PC lineage

(I would probably sub-divide many of these categories into major product lines such as CP/M, TRS-80, Commodore 8-bit, MSX, etc.)

And then what these sites have to offer:

• Physical library or museum
• Classic computer ads
• Classic computer materials (manuals, software, etc.)
• Vintage computer photos and specs

Do you think I need a basic rating system such as Active or Stagnant. I was thinking about a gold star to highlight sites of particular importance, such as one dedicated to CP/M with lots of materials. I realize these would be subjective rating, but then again, just having the link would allow viewers to go check them all out, as well.

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