16 Jul
2005
16 Jul
'05
6:55 p.m.
On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, 'Computer Collector Newsletter' wrote:
all of us. He is pointing out that our hobby suddenly
has this guy who is
being an irresponsible renegade. Say, for example, that some rich person
heard a small part of the NPR story, or quickly scanned an article about
that Christie's auction, and decided in his own mind that, "Oh, old
computers are collectible and worth lots of money, I should invest in
some"... so the guy jumps out there, anonymously, and starts hoarding every
C64 and TRS-80 he can find for $500... would that be good for the hobby?
Would you be happy, James, because it ups the value of your C64 or TRS-80
from $20 to $500? Or would you be ticked because some idiot who didn't do
his homework is crashing the entire market for those machines?
And any such short term gains would be quickly lost as the over-inflation
becomes obvious. Did anyone learn ANYTHING from the dot-com bubble?
That's just hypothetical; I'm sure we all
strongly hope that Dennis K. turns
out to be responsible in the end, since according to Bill Maddox, he was
formerly associated with the Boston Computer Museum.
That's not confirmed at all.
Attention, Vince (vrs at msn.com) -- you're the
only person on cctalk who said
you directly know who Dennis K. is. If you can't reveal his surname or
approximate location, then what can you share about his ethics, hobby
awareness, and intentions? If the mysterious Dennis K. is a good, aware,
well-intended collectors, then someone who knows his firsthand should come
to his defense, too.
Or tell him he's pissing off a lot of people.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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