15 May
2005
15 May
'05
6:27 p.m.
>>> Collect and accumulate are synonyms.
Uhhhh.... Wrong.
Collect means to explicity "gather".
Accumulate means to passively not dispose of.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Scott Stevens
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 9:23 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: The Don Maslin Software Archive
On Sun, 15 May 2005 14:55:00 -0700 (PDT) Vintage Computer Festival
<vcf at siconic.com> wrote:
On Sun, 15 May 2005, Scott Stevens wrote:
Collect and accumulate are synonyms.
I guess I'm trying to figure out what your
'packrat vs. collector'
comment at the front has to do with the rest of your comment. Is
there some higher, more-esteemed thing called a 'collector' that is
superior to a packrat? I agree that organized and managed
collections are better. I just don't know where to draw the line
without coming off like we're labeling (self-labeling) ourselves
with some sort of clinical disorder and/or stepping up onto a
pedestal.
A collector collects. A packrat accumulates.