> What did your comment say?
It said:
"The vintage computer collecting hobby has been active in its current
form since the 1990s. Recent overpriced sales of early Apple systems are
Make that the mid 1980s (at least). I strted collecting [1] seriosuly in
1986 (and had acquired a few thigns befroe that),.I do not beleive I was
the first by any means
[1] I guess I am a colelctor, even thoguh I use my old machines.
certainly not "the excitement" that
"led to" the creation of MARCH. I
formed MARCH in 2005 as a way for collectors to meet, jointly tinker on
vintage computers of the 1960s-1980s, and have fun. Our group, and other
groups like ours, are solely for hobbyists -- any "investors" who show
up wouldn't fit in. Also, I definitely would NEVER claim that a 1998
So you don;t want to point out the error of their ways and show them the
'fun;' side to the hobby ?
desktop PC has or will ever have significant
collectible value."
-tony