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When you think of "Classic" computers, what comes to mind? In our young days, when many of us DREAMED of owning computers, or at least something more than Sinclairs, those things were unattainable, like the Compaq Portable in the ferry terminal. These were things we dreamed about. Or, they were the stuff we cut our teeth on, or drooled over because they were $20,000 or $250,000 machines. Now we can own one. I couldn't afford a NeXT when they were 10,000 or 3,000 dollars, but they work just as good now that they're $350. And the luster is still there... Sure, Pentiums will never be collectors, but maybe the Sparcs will, or the Silicon Graphics. Or the day the Cray is turned upside down in the dumpster at the local Vincent De Pauls... I mean, no one wants a "Tennessee Tom" 8086, but an IBM XT, I mean really, that was the first,, sorta. The Apple. It's not a Mac or A NeXT, but it was the first. And the truely amazing thing isn't that they are old, or quaint toys, but that they're just as useful now. Dbase II is still a good program. I can still run WP4.2 on a PC, Aztech C still creates worthwhile programs. The cool thing and the weird thing is that Most kids/families can almost obtain the Pentium and it's a family goal much like a washing machine. Who's going to crave one (besides us, cause we are right now... ; -> . Anyway... Mike John Higginbotham wrote: