Why do some of us collect old computers ?

Because they're fun! It's an adventure! You never know what will happen next with an old computer... A bad diode here, a dried out capacitor there, a bit of caffeine saturated beverage in a few spots over there... And don't forget static electricity! The single most fun thing that ever happens to semiconductors. As for me personally, me computer collection is growing SMALLER. I've sold off various computers over time, and am on my way to getting some new radios. A bit of a side effect of being a ham, it's a hard decision between radios and computers. I've chosen radios at the moment, but computers are still high on the list. Some of those computers I wish I hadn't sold, some I didn't really care about(mostly PC stuff). Perhaps when reality finds me and gives me a good hard whack on the head I'll finally go get a job and eventually be able to afford both(not likely for a while... how many Pentium based UNIX workstations can one afford when cleaning floors at McDonalds?). Assuming I get around to the radio/computer industry(that's what I would prefer, but life sucks, which is why we don't all have an Altair 8800). Enough rambling for now, I'll go wait for the whack. -------------------------------------------------------------- | http://members.tripod.com/~jrollins/index.html - Computers | | http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/1681/ - Star Trek | | orham(a)qth.net list admin KD7BCY | | ham-mac(a)qth.net Portland, OR | --------------------------------------------------------------