The final 'Garage' sale...

Lets face it computers can be an addiction just like alcohol, gambling, "insert anything fun here", etc. I have known friends to lose $300 or more in the weekly poker party every week and still go play even after their phone is turned off and their car gets repossessed. Its a personality trait. I have more computers that I really need, but I just collect the ones that I couldnt afford in my youth. I dont have the need to have 1 of every system ever made, just the ones I found to be cool. And like quite a few people, I dont want to think about how much I spent on this hobby. On the PC gaming side I have spent a mint over the last 10 years having the latest and greatest home game machine. Thank god equipment has dropped in price quite a bit. Now I just concentrate on the older retro machines that are not that expensive at all. If I had the cash and the space I would probably expand my collection to include a few alpha chip models, an older SGI or sun box. But I have never spent money on a computer/part/software when I didnt have the cash, or purchased something before paying my bills. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay West" <jwest(a)classiccmp.org> To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 4:19 PM Subject: Re: The final 'Garage' sale...