Note about classic computing

Whether one is a hardware and/or software person is preserving old computers and ways of computing something that should be pursued? Is it a worthwhile exercise, having an intrinsic value or not, that should consume our valuable time? As one who enjoys working with old technology(Coleco ADAM) my answer is a resounding yes. What I get out of it ties me to the past which I cherish and makes today's computing experience much more satisfactory. And as one writer put it: ?I borrowed a friend?s Blackberry after my iPhone died: Basic capabilities are now five million times more difficult.? Maybe Backberry, aka RIM, should make using technology easier. How innovative! Should this not be technology's goal? Preserving old computers is a goal of mine and as Lyndel Prott puts it: A cultural heritage represents their(a people's) history, their community, and their own identity. Preservation is sought, not for the sake of the objects, but for the sake of the people for whom they have a meaningful life.? Is this not what classiccmp.org is all about? I think so.