Getting out of the hobby

-----Original Message----- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Seth Morabito Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 1:07 PM To: cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Getting out of the hobby Hey folks, Recent activity on the list, especially the "Ka... ching!" thread, has had me reevaluating a lot of what I get out of this hobby. I think there are two things going on that make it less fun for me now: The money, and the age of the stuff. I'll try to explain. I've never been a real "collector", I suppose. I don't feel a burning need to fill every hole in a product line, or to put things on display. I've also never been in this for the money, far from it. No, the only reason I've ever collected classic computers is because I've loved playing with them. That's really all there is to it. I enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of firing up vintage computers and seeing them work. I'm not sure yet what that means for my current collection. It's already much smaller than it once was, as I've found homes for a lot of things over the years. I've moved a lot, and every time I've moved I've found homes for things I didn't want to take with me. It's probably time to do that again, only without the moving part. I think probably I'll have one last big "sale" of stuff, which I'll post about here. At this point most of what I have is vintage home computers, terminals, and QBUS PDP-11 stuff, so not everyone will be interested in it -- but maybe some people will. -Seth -- I hear ya, especially on the hospice stuff. This is an issue if you're collecting cars newer than the mid-80s.. some of the computers (ie. ABS controller) aren't available anymore and repairs are not possible. On older cars you could always make what you didn't have (at great expense, yes) but at least you could theoretically do it. Not likely with ICs. I always enjoyed the repair aspect of the hobby more than use, although I do enjoy some use. The learning is the best part, I think. It's almost a letdown when something is already just working. Hunting would be really fun -- I had that experience with cars but not computers. Just doesn't seem to be much vintage stuff to hunt for in my part of British Columbia. Sorry to hear you're leaving. Best to you regardless!