It was written....
Trust me, I don't take it as a flame, we just have
different area's of
interest. My area of interest is primarily in the Operating Systems that
run on the various platforms,
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I think a lot of the problem is that a lot of us are
software weenies,
with varying degrees of competence on the hardware side of things.
I am equally interested in hardware and software. Collecting serves an
additional purpose to me, over and above collecting itself. I have much more
experience on the computer software side, and hardware systems from a high
level. Collecting also allows me to learn electronics, with systems that are
eminently more understandable and approachable than many modern systems.
Jay