On Sat, 9 Jul 2011, Evan Koblentz wrote:
Well,
there's Rich / Ian, both via Vulcan, but I think of them in the same
grouping as full-time museum professionals.
In my book, that counts as making your
living from vintage computing.
I'm not disagreeing. My point is that * other * than working in a
professional museum environment, I don't think it is possible to make one's
living from our hobby.
Unless of course your name is "wiredforservice" and you've got an
endless
supply of gullible suckers.
g.
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