11 Jul
2001
11 Jul
'01
5:57 a.m.
My wife has grumbled a bit about my collecting, esp.
when I use the loft in our house as a staging area.
Most of the stuff is either in the computer room or
the garage, but nothing beats being able to spread
a system out on the floor and coffee table to either
repair or build the system.
I've recently decided to limit myself to VAX, PDP-11,
and Alpha systems. I'm going to be selling off my
CP/M and TRS-80 collection (except for my Cyzern
System 7000 and possibly my very rare Norcom clone).
When I mentioned this to my wife, I was extremely
surprised when she said I should keep the stuff!
I guess that's one of the reasons I love her so
much; she supports my computing habit (she even
bought me my first Alpha).
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Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
10:29 a.m.
I guess
that's one of the reasons I love her so
much; she supports my computing habit (she even
bought me my first Alpha).
OTOH my wife says if I get the computers out of the livingroom soon she
won't kill me and scatter my bones in the desert. Thats love. 
12:12 p.m.
If I tried to keep any of the computers in the living
room,
dining room, or any place else downstairs my life would be
in jeopardy.
I occasionally keep a machine set up on our kitchen table for
days on end but that's about the extent of mine migrating to other
parts of the apartment. In retaliation, my wife collects various
Barbie dolls and has 3 full display cases of the things...
Jeff
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Collector of Classic Microcomputers and Video Game Systems:
Home of the TRS-80 Model 2000 FAQ File
http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757
12:29 p.m.
If I tried to
keep any of the computers in the living room,
dining room, or any place else downstairs my life would be
in jeopardy.
I occasionally keep a machine set up on our kitchen table for
days on end but that's about the extent of mine migrating to other
parts of the apartment. In retaliation, my wife collects various
Barbie dolls and has 3 full display cases of the things...
12:42 p.m.
The only computer I use downstairs in my Inspiron 8000.
I
have an 802.11b subnet, so I can sit downstairs with her
while she's watching some movie or TV show that I don't
like without falling asleep.
I've got a Lucent Wavelan 802.11 card in my PB 5300c but
don't use it for anything at the moment. It's only capable of the
2Mps vice the newer 802.11b standard of 11Mbps. A lot longer range
at the slower speed though...cool cards...and cool idea.
Jeff
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Collector of Classic Microcomputers and Video Game Systems:
Home of the TRS-80 Model 2000 FAQ File
http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757
2:09 p.m.
I have a Wyse terminal for that purpose. I could probably get away with a
laptop.
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Eric Dittman wrote:
The only computer I use downstairs in my Inspiron 8000. I
have an 802.11b subnet, so I can sit downstairs with her
while she's watching some movie or TV show that I don't
like without falling asleep.
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12 Jul
12 Jul
6:01 p.m.
My wife lets me put anything I want in my half of the
garage. Thus, my car is on the driveway.
11 Jul
11 Jul
10:32 a.m.
Mike Ford wrote:
OTOH my wife says if I get the computers out of the
livingroom soon she
won't kill me and scatter my bones in the desert. Thats love.
Mine decided that we needed to buy an airplane. This has since been
revealed to have been a ploy to replace my hobby of collecting large,
heavy items that clutter up the house and garage with a single large,
heavy, item that clutters up the hangar. Fortunately, I've been able
to see through her nefarious plan and am now planning a larger hanger
which will accommodate both the aircraft and the machines. That'll teach
her; I'll have three phase power, all of my machines in one place, none
in the house and -- hey, wait a minute...
--
Chris Kennedy
chris(a)mainecoon.com
http://www.mainecoon.com
PGP fingerprint: 4E99 10B6 7253 B048 6685 6CBC 55E1 20A3 108D AB97
10:52 a.m.
OTOH my wife
says if I get the computers out of the livingroom soon she
won't kill me and scatter my bones in the desert. Thats love.
Mine decided that we needed to buy an airplane.
11:18 a.m.
Mine decided that we needed to buy an airplane. This
has since been
revealed to have been a ploy to replace my hobby of collecting large,
heavy items that clutter up the house and garage with a single large,
heavy, item that clutters up the hangar. Fortunately, I've been able
to see through her nefarious plan and am now planning a larger hanger
which will accommodate both the aircraft and the machines. That'll teach
her; I'll have three phase power, all of my machines in one place, none
in the house and -- hey, wait a minute...
I'd love to be able to buy an airplane, but I'd have to
move or rent a hanger. That's just a cost I don't need.
I also would have to get my pilot's license.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
14 Jul
14 Jul
2:41 a.m.
Geez,
My wife often helps me debug and program my vintage computers!
She has gone collecting, but in general I try to keep her away from
places where old stuff gets exchanged for money, lest she get the idea
that this is a reversible process!
And we do have an airplane too, but its not kept in a hanger. Thats
an expense thats not needed. A tie-down parking spot at my local
airport (FIT) only costs about $40 a month.
Eric Dittman wrote:
Mine decided
that we needed to buy an airplane. This has since been
revealed to have been a ploy to replace my hobby of collecting large,
heavy items that clutter up the house and garage with a single large,
heavy, item that clutters up the hangar. Fortunately, I've been able
to see through her nefarious plan and am now planning a larger hanger
which will accommodate both the aircraft and the machines. That'll teach
her; I'll have three phase power, all of my machines in one place, none
in the house and -- hey, wait a minute...
I'd love to be able to buy an airplane, but I'd have to
move or rent a hanger. That's just a cost I don't need.
I also would have to get my pilot's license.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
3:35 a.m.
My wife often helps me debug and program my vintage
computers!
She has gone collecting, but in general I try to keep her away from
places where old stuff gets exchanged for money, lest she get the idea
that this is a reversible process!
I used to tell my wife when I was selling stuff, but she always
assumed I was going to do something with the money other than
reinvest it in my hobby. Now I don't talk about selling stuff.
And we do have an airplane too, but its not kept in a
hanger. Thats
an expense thats not needed. A tie-down parking spot at my local
airport (FIT) only costs about $40 a month.
I guess that would work, but here in Texas I'd be worried about
wind damage.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
11 Jul
11 Jul
11:42 a.m.
On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 02:55:43PM -0700, Mike Ford wrote:
OTOH my wife says if I get the computers out of the
livingroom soon she
won't kill me and scatter my bones in the desert. Thats love.
i think the best for me was when I got a call from my now-wife then-
fiancee. 'I think you better come home for lunch.'
Got home, found that my Sun 4/690MP had arrived (full 56" data center
cabinet on caster wheels). She sat in front of it in the garage (
which is carpeted and has paneling, made out into a workshop) on
the floor. Her response:
"When you said it was about the size of a fridge, i thought you
meant *dorm fridge*"
She's never *not* let me get a piece of hardware, though. I cant
complain. She *does* want a BeBox, and keeps griping at me for
stupidly trading mine off about a week after we met in 1998.
Bill
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Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
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