6 Jul
2009
6 Jul
'09
9:24 a.m.
Jim Leonard wrote:
There were very many files that only lived on
Compuserve, discovered as
desirable by me long after the file areas were gone. This is especially
tragic since all of compuserve's file areas would fit onto a single
cheap hard drive nowadays. I wish there was an archive of those files
somewhere.
Jim,
Yes, that would be a loss indeed if that stuff wasn't somehow preserved.
It's interesting, that even with my personal stuff, that the importance
of the data seems to increase w/ the length of time since last access.
Data that I considered worthless at the time seems invaluable now.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. or something.
My parents encouraged me to sell my CoCo II to upgrade. Made $25.
Maybe $20. With it, I can't help but feel I sold many childhood
memories along with it. I'd certainly really like to take a peak into
my mind of 24 years ago.
Ahhh well.
Keith