19 Mar
2005
19 Mar
'05
1:28 p.m.
On Fri, 18 Mar 05 07:39:43 GMT
msokolov at ivan.Harhan.ORG (Michael Sokolov) wrote:
willisjo at zianet.com wrote:
I suspect, rather than 'factories', that it would be similar to being a
'gunsmith.' There are plenty of artisan machinists who make all sorts
of complex machinery. There's an active hobby of making hobby steam and
gasoline engines, for instance.
It's a role for craftsmen, not industrial workers. (Industrial workers
by design know little about what they're doing).
However, I am a tad concerned about what will
happen
to our prized hobby when such items as 9-track tapes,
TK50s, and TU58 DECtape-IIs truly become absolute
unobtainium.
As I have stated many times before, I believe the solution is for us
to open our own factories to make them.
MS