11 Mar
2002
11 Mar
'02
6:27 a.m.
Out of curiosity, how many here care whether or not the
machines they
collect are considered "collectable" or "top collectable?" Isn't
the
point of collecting these machines to have fun toys to play with?
Collecting was more fun, and the machines were easier to find, when
nearly everyone considered them worthless a decade or so ago.
As many other have said here, I try to hang on to only those machines that I
can put to use. One exception would be the various SBCs I own, but you
could argue that they are useful for learning about the procerssor they
host.
Also, like others, nobody is really impressed by my collection. I don't do
it for them, I do it for me....
My "lab" is in the finished basement of our new-to-us house (and leaking
into the garage). The previous owners left brown shag rug and paneling, so
it has that nice '70's look, to match the computers! :-) One friend of my
wife, whose husband works for the government, remarked upon coming down the
stairs and seeing my stuff scattered about: "This looks like one of those
places my husband goes into where the bust the guy for having all his kiddie
porn stashed on his computers". She laughed, I didn't... :-(
Rich B.
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