25 Feb
2004
25 Feb
'04
8:44 p.m.
Quothe Vintage Computer Festival, from writings of Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 08:37:02AM -0800:
I'm converting the VCF into an evagelical
religious organization. It
doesn't matter how you get rich, just that you are, so the means justify
the ends ;)
Ah yes, Rev. Sellam, High Vintage Guru of the Evangelical Temple of
the Classic Vintage Computer Festival. How about "Pass the plate and
get your soul processed---the more cash, the more CPU cycles will be
spent on the work, then do unto Microsoft as Microsoft would do unto
you." as the mantra? :-) Sounds like fun. Everyone could get
together and have wild spiritual hacking festivities where they
worship the beast of computing by purchasing, selling, bartering and
trading equipment at vintage computer festivals. Any thoughts on who
you're going to appoint to lead the worldwide Campus Crusades for the
Preservation of Classic Iron and collect the dues from the national
organizations in each country? Hey, let's also not overlook the
government for some faith-based funding for this new religion... think
of all the old mainframes that could be bought with that; after all,
wouldn't each Vintage Hacking Temple (with "Know Thy Microcoding"
carved above each entryway) require at least one working minicomputer
or mainframe system and related peripherals, at the minimum?
Hey, if all those inner-city preachers with gold teeth driving
Cadillacs with wide white-wall tires and over-sized bumper guards, who
start churches operated out of former corner markets, old movie
theaters and pawn shops, can get rich off of their evangelical
religious organizations, as do those preachers in rural areas, with
wives who like to over-apply gaudy makeup Tammy Fay Baker style, who
build televised megachurches in their cornfields, why shouldn't some
of us get rich off of related, although far more sensible and
worthwhile, tactics as well? ;-)
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