On 07-May-97, classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu wrote: Agreed, which is why my more common systems, such as the Atari 800 and Vic-20 are fairly filled out with peripherals and such. Take for example my VIC-20..it has the following: VIC-20 boxed, VIC-1541 floppy, VIC-Modem, VIC-1525 printer, C2N Datasette, manuals for the VIC-Modem anad 1541, as well as 9 cartidges and about 6 original cassette tapes of programs, including one tape still in it's packaging. This to me is quite a well rounded system, much like one would find someone using on a daily basis. Unfortunately, for some of my systems, such as the Aquarius, it's not so easy to find the software and such for it. But I definately pay at least as much attention to searching out the add-ons as I do the systems themselves. In fact, at this point, my attention is likely to turn mostly to the add-ons and such, as I've aquired the more common systems I've sought and likely won't be aquring them as a whole as often. One thing I always noticed about people into antique and classic cars is that a lot of them also search out the advertisements and such for thier favorite marque. It'd certainly be interesting to do such a thing for the computers as well. Too bad I tossed out all of my older magazines years ago. Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent from an Amiga 3000..the computer for the creative mind! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Collector of classic home computers: Amiga 1000, Atari 800, 800XL, Mega-ST/2 and XE System, Commodore C-128D, Plus/4 and VIC-20, IBM 5155, Kaypro 2X, Osbourne Executive Radofin Aquarius, Sinclair ZX-81, TI-99/4A, Timex-Sinclair 1000, TRS-80 Color Computer-3 and Model 4, plus Atari Superpong and 2600VCS game consoles.