Musings on 2003

The year 2003 was a pretty good year for me. My Sgi collection grew properly "on topic"), Sun's from 3 to 9, I've lost count of Mac's and Mac clones and I gave my Amiga's away to another collector, I finally got that Daystar Millennium that had proved so elusive, my NeXT (all NeXT's are now on-topic) collection grew from 3 to 5 with a ton of new documentation, software and accessories, and I still have not found my MaxxBoxx. I have also had to come to grips with the fact that my space is not infinite. I'm getting better organized, but stuff came in faster than it could be repaired, restored, cataloged or even stored properly. I've started considering purchases more carefully, not just grabbing every thing that crosses my path. Target has probably doubled the sale of Sterlite bins in the State of Texas because of my efforts to sort and organize. Most of all this year has taught me just how much I have to learn to be able to put all of my collection to productive use. I also need to thank my beautiful and patient wife, who didn't even flinch when a semi pulled up to our driveway and dumped three pallets of Sgi equipment behind her Volvo. She has also learned not to question why I need to make a no notice 800 mile round trip to rescue a homeless workstation. To all my fellow collectors, I wish you a Happy New Year. May you find what ever you are seaching for and at a cost much less than you were prepared to pay for it! James Director of The Texas State Home for Wayward and Homeless Computers -- http://webpages.charter.net/jrice54/classiccomp2.html