Is it time for an International Vintage Computer Association? Was: Yo

Jeffrey l Kaneko wrote: /most of rant deleted Isn't it also odd how the people with these "deep pockets" also seem to get a lot accomplished? You might want to look at that correlation and see what it means. > *afford*. You're damned f'ing right I want to pay 'as little as > possible'. > That's the only way I'm going to be able to stay in this . . . . > I was priced out of stamp collecting in the 70's. I was priced out of > numismatics in the early 80's. I'll be goddamned if I'm going to stand > idly by, to watch this happen again. Take a look at my prior comment. A book you might want to look at (but probably won't) is "The Richest Man in Babylon" by George S. Clason. > > Why else all the complaining about eBay and the prices? > Because alot of us won't be able to participate if the prices get > too high, or are you so wealthy that this is too difficult for you > to comprehend?!?! See comment #1. > > Our goal, if I understand it correctly, is the preservation of our > > computer technology for posterity. > Yes. Preservation. Restoring and owning a truly historic computer is a > worthwhile and uplifting endeavour. Unfortunately, the way things are > going, it will soon be an endeavour for the privledged few. See comment #1. Those "priviledged few" are generally the people that get things done and manage their resources wisely. Personally, I would not want someone without the ability to manage having any control over my collection.