I think with the amount of content, that could easily just fit under one category -- "Repair & Fabrication".

wiretap wrote:

I think with the amount of content, that could easily just fit under one category -- "Repair & Fabrication".

Works for me.

Mechanical or hardware design though? Honestly, I would love to see a section of VOGONS dedicated to development. Replacement bits and bobs, PCB design, software... the works. It's all mixed in with "help me identify this 486 board" and "does anyone have a BIOS image for ..?" stuff now, which will drown it out pretty quickly unless it's a "reply here to reserve yours" thread.

What if, Vogons could partner with some PCB fabricators and 3D printing companies.
Who would be willing to monitor these forums and provide assistance.

wiretap wrote:

I think with the amount of content, that could easily just fit under one category -- "Repair & Fabrication".

I support this

Wouldn't this rob the General Hardware forum of a good chunk of its content? Or maybe that is the purpose?

If anything, I think Hardware Projects is the one that actually deserves a forum as these tend to get buried away and require visibility more than simple repair job threads.

Topics in the General Hardware forum tend to cycle to Page 2 within a day. That's probably a sign that it's a bit of a junk-drawer at the moment. Not everyone has the skill, motivation, or interest to create new things. Having a section where it's implied by your being there that you can and wish to participate at that level is, IMO, nothing but a good thing.

Probably better off creating one under Magrathea and seeing how much it's used before creating more. Not sure if a vogons name like "Slartibartfast" or "Magratheans" or something boring like Development

DosFreak wrote:

Probably better off creating one under Magrathea and seeing how much it's used before creating more. Not sure if a vogons name like "Slartibartfast" or "Magratheans" or something boring like Development

Totally with this.

Also re 3d printing, I don't think that's much of a topic here warranting it's own section (yet?). I own a 3d printer but I almost never see discussion regarding them here. Questions about 3d printing could possibly be lumped into the Slartifartblast (lmao) section, since it's likely we would be 3d printing cases / housing for our retro related homebrew circuits/boards.

Hardware development and software development should be new forums, IMO. Repair... is kind of a big part of what's in the Gen HW forum. Unless you're talking about fabricating new parts.. in which case, maybe that's HW Dev again.

DosFreak wrote:

Probably better off creating one under Magrathea and seeing how much it's used before creating more. Not sure if a vogons name like "Slartibartfast" or "Magratheans" or something boring like Development

"My name is not important..."