12 Jan
2015
12 Jan
'15
4:54 p.m.
I think it can... I mean, am I the only one where playing with these old
machines, kept me good and busy, mentally occupied when I /wasn't/ getting
laid all those years as an awkward, scruffy kid? LOL. For some subset of
people... tech workers... EE/CS types ... I think an old computer can have
similar status, as a sentimental object... Not to mention, the /great
career/ and /success/ that resulted from playing with these old things when
I was a kid... I don't want to be overly crude... but... I will say it
worked for me... ;)
I will always have some nostalgia for those bits of technology that really
sparked the passion in me, got me where I am today. Others must feel
similarly, no?
Best,
Sean
On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 11:35 AM, js at cimmeri.com <js at cimmeri.com> wrote:
On 1/12/2015 11:21 AM, William Donzelli wrote:
Automobiles were used by individuals for four
generations, the models are
Hahaha!
I guess I was just hoping that the astonishing amount of genius and human
achievement that went into these computers might push them towards more
equal *status* with vintage autos. Of course, that would require a
utopian outlook.
Cars, despite their ubiquity, are relatively crude machines.
- J.
built to appeal to different personalities and
social strata.
A significant number of people in three of those four generations fixed
their own cars, so they had some knowledge of how they worked.
Almost everyone can relate to autos. In many countries, learning to
drive happens during the late teenage / early twenties, and tends to
leave an indelible mark on people, as things tend to do at that stage
of life.
Raise your hand if you ever got laid on a 4341.
--
Will