12 Nov
2007
12 Nov
'07
11:39 a.m.
In article <005101c824f3$d6e1bc30$42aab941 at game>,
"Teo Zenios" <teoz at neo.rr.com> writes:
If Bill Gates wanted the most complete collection of
vintage computers in
existence all he has to do is hand Sellam a credit card, and one of his
minions a check for a building to house it all in and wait a few months for
delivery and setup. What fun would that be?
Its not Bill Gates you need to worry about (he doesn't give a shit);
its Paul Allen. And the fun of it is that the's got a DEC-10 and TOAD
system up and running that I can use with a free login. He pays the
power bills and builds the machine room and I get to use the machine
for free just like it was sucking up dollars in my basement. Sounds
good to me.
Do you respect somebody more if
they found a rusty HEMI Cuda in some old barn and spent 5 years restoring it
to mint working condition as a labor of love, or somebody who seen one at an
auction and just cut a check for it?
To be honest, I don't respect the people who whine about what other
people do with their collection.
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