30 Dec
1999
30 Dec
'99
2:11 a.m.
Date sent: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:27:10 -0500
Send reply to: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
From: Christian Fandt <cfandt(a)netsync.net>
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Question for you 'big iron' collectors
Upon the date 07:23 AM 12/30/99 -0600, Paul Braun said
something like:
>I've been following the list for about a year and a half now and I'm
>curious -- you guys (both genders) that have the room and the
>know-how to run the big stuff -- what do you do with them? I guess
>I'm not that familiar with non-business apps for minis and I'm just
>curious what someone using a PDP at home would do with it?
I'm still wondering that myself ;-) "Have
the room . . ."? What's that?! :-)
:)) Chritian, you have a wonderfull house ... and still room in
the basement ...
And Paul, to get this straight, a PDP isn't realy Big Iron - unless
you name your Palm Pilot a full size server system.
>Do you just write code for the sheer challenge of
writing code?
>Have you written real-world apps? Is it just nostalgia? Or do you
>keep them running purely for historical reasons and don't have any
>practical day-to-day use for them?
Yes.
Historical reasons, Ways to finaly get what you ever dreamed
of (20 years ago) and play around ? Just fun.
>It just fascinates me that there are so many of
you who run these
>beasts and I'd just like to know why.
There are folks who ask me the same thing regarding my
large collection of
early radios and early televisions, some large and heavy. Same answers.
In fact, the situation is very similar - if you ignore this digital
radio and TV chanals you still can use your 30 year old TV set to
see Letterman, with no relevant difference (And when they air
I love Lucy or Flipper, not difference at all:).
I guess it follows even for folks collecting beer
cans, comic books,
automobiles, Louis IV furniture, first edition books, War of the Rebellion
(US Civil War) armament, stamps and coins, Barbie dolls, Rosewood China,
Depression and Carnival glassware, Victorian era clothing, etc., etc.,
etc., etc. . . .
Hmm at least for my person there's still a difference - unlike
a lot of collectors in other areas I realy tinker tith my computers.
Some owners of 'classic' furniture would rather go balistic when
you just upt a glass on top.
Anyway, Fun Fun Fun.
Servus
H.
--
Der Kopf ist auch nur ein Auswuchs wie der kleine Zeh.
H.Achternbusch