12 Jan
2015
12 Jan
'15
7:29 a.m.
On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 06:01:49PM -0800, Al Kossow wrote:
So, no, there is very little in common with the base of people
collecting cars and computers and there will never be a
popular movement to preserve them other that as a platform for
playing games.
Not popular or widespread perhaps, but globally there are quite
a number of people who wouldn't mind sinking their teeth in
restoring a rare mainframe.
What I find bothersome is that the techniques for doing so isn't
easy to learn. There are only a few with Tonys skill level and
even fewer who cares about old electronics and yet fewer who
document their knowledge, tools and tricks.
From time to time I see young people (18 or so) enter
the
classic compuer hobby) but they have an uphill battle getting
into the restoration part.
There seems to be lots and lots of books for restoring old cars
and houses. Where are those books for computers?
Tony, when will you write one?
/P