29 Mar
2005
29 Mar
'05
4:06 p.m.
My wife has made the mistake of asking me what I wanted for my birthday.
Most of the suggestions I could make she wouldn't be able to understand
or find. This led me onto a thought process about the ideal "computer
play area".
Insulated 20' X 20' room
one wall entirely covered in shelving
raised floor
extreme airconditioning
oversized chair with U-shaped table for work area
power strips everywhere
tools for anything
phone to call and order more "stuff"
refrig for food and drink
no need to sleep
Enough money to buy any classic computer I desired and no interruptions
for work or chores.
These were the last thoughts I had as I drifted off to sleep. Maybe
I'll work on this dream a little more tonight.
I've heard that some prisoners develop an alternate world with
activities that keep them sane.
Mike
4:52 p.m.
Don't forget 3 phase power for those larger machines, and a proper computer
room floor so that you can hide all the cables - it would be a shame to trip
over a cable and break a computer (or your neck....)
Jim.
5:08 p.m.
On Mar 29, 2005, at 2:52 PM, Jim Beacon wrote:
Don't forget 3 phase power for those larger
machines, and a proper
computer
room floor so that you can hide all the cables - it would be a shame
to trip
over a cable and break a computer (or your neck....)
Jim.
Ah, but that's what overhead power and cable ways are for. More
flexible, too.
Mike (Who will be happy to never have to futz with cables under raised
flooring again.)
4:28 p.m.
Mike wrote...
Insulated 20' X 20' room
one wall entirely covered in shelving
raised floor
extreme airconditioning
oversized chair with U-shaped table for work area
power strips everywhere
tools for anything
phone to call and order more "stuff"
refrig for food and drink
no need to sleep
Enough money to buy any classic computer I desired and no interruptions
for work or chores.
If your wife allows/provides this, let me know - it'd be time to upgrade to
a new model *GRIN*
Jay
4:35 p.m.
Mike wrote about his desired birthday present:
Insulated 20' X 20' room
Make that about 40' x 80'.
one wall entirely covered in shelving
OK, but I'll still need a separate room for the library, with much
more shelving.
refrig for food and drink
Not in the computer room, please.
no need to sleep
It's possible that the necessary technology for this already exists.
The US Army has conducted a test of a drug that seems to avoid the
need for sleep *without* a reduction of mental ability or incidence
of psychotic behavior.
I've heard that some prisoners develop an
alternate world with
activities that keep them sane.
Perhaps for a sufficiently loose definition of "sane". I'd try
to avoid doing that. It's one thing to wish for it, and quite
another to pretend you have it.
4:52 p.m.
Your dream room sounds great. But for some real-world gift ideas, check out
the buyer's guide on my web site: http://news.computercollector.com -- click
where it says "Click here" (intuitive, huh?)...
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On Behalf Of McFadden, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 4:06 PM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Birthday gifts for the computer collector
My wife has made the mistake of asking me what I wanted for my birthday.
Most of the suggestions I could make she wouldn't be able to understand or
find. This led me onto a thought process about the ideal "computer play
area".
Insulated 20' X 20' room
one wall entirely covered in shelving
raised floor
extreme airconditioning
oversized chair with U-shaped table for work area power strips everywhere
tools for anything phone to call and order more "stuff"
refrig for food and drink
no need to sleep
Enough money to buy any classic computer I desired and no interruptions for
work or chores.
These were the last thoughts I had as I drifted off to sleep. Maybe I'll
work on this dream a little more tonight.
I've heard that some prisoners develop an alternate world with activities
that keep them sane.
Mike
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