Noise levels increasing and have become deafening

Keith Whitehead wrote: I joined for the same reason, and for me, it does serve that purpose. A Z80 qualifies as discussion material within the guidelines of the FAQ. How it is used or can be used also qualifies. Many of us are collectors, and as such, ebay is one of the few places where a value can be attached to these computers. What is the difference between gripes about ebay, and gripes about the bus problems on the original Altair. The discussions on both address solutions. Easy, the same thing that any discussion here has to do with old computers. Education is something that goes on for every intelligent persons lifetime, and perspective is an important part of education. When parts of modern education place little or no value on things that some of us think are important, there is enough experience on this list to say that perhaps modern education is not doing a very good job. And that affects what is (for most of us) our hobby.