23 Mar
2011
23 Mar
'11
4:15 p.m.
On 23/03/11 20:05, Tony Duell wrote:
And that is where we differ. To me, tinkering with the
hardware is the
reason I collect classic computers. They;re less interesting to me when
they work properly.
I have a sign on my wall:
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FSCK WITH IT.
IF IT *IS* BROKE, GET THE SCREWDRIVER!
Right below it is another:
DANGER
BIG SCARY LASER
DO NOT LOOK INTO BEAM WITH REMAINING EYE
To one side is a whiteboard (!). Currently listing the best recorded and
target times for capturing one entire 80tk DSHD disc using a DiscFerret
and a 3.5in disc drive. And a to-do list. A big to-do list.
The icing on the cake: a copy of the Xkcd "The Observable Universe, From
Top to Bottom, On a Log Scale" poster. Geeky, but nicer than a boring
patch of badly-painted plasterboard wall....
Don't even ask about the box of comics. Or the Great Wall of O'Reilly
Books. Or the Even Bigger Box Of Elektor And Maplin Magazines From 1974
To Present Day... yeesh.
"Hi, I'm Phil. I'm a geek and a hoarder. And my room is a total pig
sty."
--
Phil.
classiccmp at philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/