5 Feb
2002
5 Feb
'02
2:59 a.m.
From: Claude.W <claudew(a)videotron.ca>
>-No matching printers for each system. I abandonned printers long time
ago
or it just
takes up too much space.
One or two for everything here, one dec serial (LA100ro)
and one
parallel (Epson LQ570). >-No books. Only one or 2 max complete reference
per system. Or then it
gets
outta control.
Full books but stay with families IE: VAX, PDP-11, CPM S100 as a
set covers many varients -No magazines.
With care and appling to specific systems or technoligies, not
complete archives of say Byte. -Only 1 or 2
peripherals like floppy drives and such....I dont try to get
every peripheral for each system...
Unless it fits in the box! >-If its a vintage system your not going to
"use/play with" : then keep
very
little software
for each system, only maybe an OS and a few utils, games
etc...just to "show it off"
Nope, compact it to denser media that can be
recoverd to whatever is
needed. Again within a family one program runs on many. My problem is I have three realted hobbies, Computers,
hamradio and
electronics Homebrew (autoconstruct for the EU folks). They overlap and
radio/homebrew instigates the "junquebox" where all good resources are
found.
Same here, hamradio, computers, electronics, I also used to do RC car
racing, now also starting pinball restorations...
I have taught of getting a bigger house but is too many hobbies a reason for
moving it all and getting a bigger house...?who likes moving a full basment
of stuff...?I cant have more than a few "active" hobbies anyways, I just
have so much "free time"...!!!
Claude