My reasons are probably different than most in the group in that I don't
actually collect the old computers.
I started in the business at IBM in 1964 and have a great deal of
background in older IBM equipment and enjoy reminiscing about it here.
I also have been very active with Commodore and the IBM PC.
I mainly buy old stuff to play with it for a while and then sell it on my
garage sale web site
gene@ehrich
http://www.voicenet.com/~generic
Computer & Video Game Garage Sale