It does to me. Computers aren't a continuum, test gear is. A multimeter of any vintage would still be useful on my workbench, I couldn't use a vintage computer to do my job though.
Well that's for each person to decide isn't it?
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Not everyone is using these items for a "job"; for example, I'm retired so I may very well have all sorts of equipment that wouldn't be used in a job. Nowhere does it say we have to talk about electronics that is used in a job.
PS: It's not a "test equipment forum" or "test equipment site". Only a small percentage of Dave's videos are about test gear.
That may be true but most topics are NOT about his videos. We're talking about the forum here not his videos. The forum is not a topic-by-topic reflection of the videos. But what is the top topic on the forum?
Well let's check the stats for an objective look see -
Top Ten Boards#1 General Chat 345523
#2 Test Equipment 304402
Top 10 Topics (by Replies)#1 Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
So, #2 board behind the off-topic "General Chat" is about test equipment.
#1 topic by replies is about test equipment.
Need I say more?
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But if you disagree with all that, let's decide what the forum
is about"? Electronics in general and all categories of it? So what's the most logical way to divide it up (if it's about
all electronics in general). If it's about all categories of electronics then why does vintage computers get a board and not vintage test equipment? Still doesn't make sense to me. But I'm going for a walk and I'll probably just move on because this sort of thing is like herding cats - nothing will be decided.
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