17 May
2005
17 May
'05
4:29 p.m.
This are good points. I am a packrat myself, without
having any
inheritance to blame it on.
I suspect I'm mostly a packrat too, although I do try to share
information, and I've made smoe provision for the collection to go to
good homes if I get burried 'face down, 9 edge first'
I have a small collection of old cameras, all of which can (or at least
could, if I made film to fit them) be used.
Ah, I have a large collection of old cameras, some working, others in
need of repair, which of course I do myself (what, you didn't think I
just fixed computers, did you?). One of my aims is to actually understand
the Voightlander Ultramatic well enough to repair and align it (this is
one of the most complicated mechanical cameras ever...)
I have a large collection of books, a private library
that I use and enjoy.
I've yet to meet a hacker who doesn't have books piled up everywher...
I have a basement full of computer parts and sundry
electronics which I
grabbed because they were available, with some dim future plan to do
something with.
Ditto, only no basement, if you see what I mean. Electronic parts, tools,
test gear, etc piled everywhere...
I also have a number of personal computers of differing vintages ut to the
newest, which I use and keep working past their normal lifespan. I think
I uspected this PC/AT definitely qualifies there...
-tony