18 Nov
2001
18 Nov
'01
10:25 p.m.
Now, looking at old computer chips can be fun for a
while, but they are
essentially worthless, unless you are of an inclination similar to Tony's and
have got an electron microscope. They are meant to run computers, not to sit
there and do nothing. I have the same stance on people who collect computers
and game just for keeping them, instead of using them.
I really don't see the need for the name calling though as,
regardless of motivation, all collectors are helping to preserve
items that would otherwise likely get tossed as trash. We all have
different interests, motivations and goals but the end result is very
much the same. In the future, one of us may need the assistance of
one of these chip collectors in order to aquire some obscure chip we
can't find anywhere else.
Jeff
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