24 Jan
2010
24 Jan
'10
2:59 p.m.
Of course, but that wasn't my point. ?My point is
that I observe there to
be, in general, LESS interest in collecting items that predate our own
existence. ? For example, ?I know many more people who own classic cars like
Mustangs simply because they always wanted one while growing up, or maybe
had one... than those collectors who own Ford Model Ts.
Everything collectible has a generational aspect. With your example,
the generation that connected with Model Ts is gone, and interest has
diminished. It has not, however, died, and will likely never die. Our
computers are the same way - 50 years from now, the plethora of 1980
era micros with be in the same boat. Many will be likely junked as
interest will have waned, but later, interest will level off, and the
survivors will be cherished.
?Wonder how others feel? ? ?Will a Dell PC ever be
collectible? ? Are Apples
the only ones that might stand a chance? ? ?Are all computers now merely
appliances with zero personality?
Everything that man has ever made has become collectible. Computers
will not break that long term rule, no matter how we today hate a Dell
running Windows.
--
Will