Well said... I agree entirely. It makes me really sad and somewhat angry to think that some of this stuff can now only be bought by people with deep pockets -- people who probably don't have any contact with the computer field other than possibly using a PC... people who will probably just have the thing on display, never used, or people who's only interest is waiting for the price to climb yet again so they can make their money back. They essentially closes the door on the hobbyists, without whom the home PC might never have existed. I remember working on helping to build, and then later program one of these machines when I was in college (1974-1978)... I've always wanted to get one for the sake of memories, but that'll never happen now... No, I don't want to see you kicked off the list either, but I can't say that I will look forward to your posts either, especially if they are about latest acquisitions/sales... Megan Gentry Former RT-11 Developer +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | Internet (work): gentry zk3.dec.com | | Unix Support Engineering Group | (home): mbg world.std.com | | Compaq Computer Corporation | addresses need '@' in place of ' ' | | 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ | | Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler | | (603) 884 1055 | required." - mbg | +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+