5 Aug
2001
5 Aug
'01
4:08 p.m.
Does anyone specifically collect examples of really bad designs?
(no, really...)
Tony Duell wrote:
Two basic
types of collector, those who assemble sets of items of value,
whose value is enhanced by completeness of the set, and those who collect
examples of fine craftsmanship and items of special merit compared to there
I am most certainly of the second type (although it's not just 'fine
craftsmanship' -- I colllect some things because they're just _odd_).
contemporaries. Most of my favorite systems I
would be collecting
regardless if they are rare or common. Things I hunt down mostly because
Indeed. Actually, I wish my favourite machines were a lot more common, so
all of you could own one and enjoy it. I have (as I've said many times)
little interest in the financial value of my collection.
they are rare, often prove much less satisfying
to own than to look for.
-tony