8 Mar
2002
8 Mar
'02
2:50 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: R. D. Davis [mailto:rdd@rddavis.org]
Out of curiosity, how many here care whether or not
the machines they
collect are considered "collectable" or "top collectable?" Isn't
the
point of collecting these machines to have fun toys to play with?
Collecting was more fun, and the machines were easier to find, when
nearly everyone considered them worthless a decade or so ago.
Well, you didn't ask how many "don't care," but I'm going to chime
in
anyway. ;)
I couldn't care less what the rest of the world thinks about my
computers. In fact, as you said, I'd prefer they thought them worthless
to an extent (though, that would actually make some things I'm
interested in more difficult to find, since they would get trashed more
often -- it's a mixed blessing).
I collect machines for my own personal educational and recreational
purposes. Admittedly, rarity is sometimes a factor, since any machine
that you find which is "rare," may have all kinds of quirks or
features which weren't replicated in other systems. Those interest me;
the actual "collectability" of a system does not.
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
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