4 Aug
2001
4 Aug
'01
3:36 a.m.
I've often wished I had specialized more. From
the
beginning, I had decided to do 8bit machines prior to 1985 and as
everyone knows, that covers a huge amount of ground. Later I decided
to add early game consoles to the mix. I have a few machines, such
as the TRS-80 Model 2000 and MicroVAX II, that fall outside the
initial area, but for the most part I've stuck to it.
Yes, I've had to become more focused because of my lack of storage space. I
got hooked on the whole vintage computer thing a few years ago when I was
asked to save some family history files that were on an AT&T 6300 HD but
they only had the case (no keyboard or monitor.) This was before I knew
anything about this mailing list, or that there were newsgroups about old
computers. I learned a lot in the hunt for the parts that I needed, and by
the time found what I needed, I was hooked on the thrill of the hunt. That,
and the feeling of joy I would get when I found some long neglected old
computer that I would clean up and see run for the first time in years. I
quickly began to collect any old computers, even Compaq 286's but it didn't
take me long to see the need to calm down, and be more focused. I still have
some computers from that first wave of hunting but for the most part, I've
tried to stick to Apple II related items. Now, I've moved into collecting
Apple II clones as well.