>I'm only gradually coming to appreciate that there are who, like
>you, enjoy just
>HAVING a given machine. My attitude has always been that a computer isn't a
>computer unless it computes. Clearly, that's not the only point of view.
I have a few machines that I'll occasionally just sit and
admire, mainly the NeXT and the SOL-20 but on an asthetic level I
tend to find specific boards just as pleasing to look at as various
machines. There's just something about a well planned, well layed
out design, such as the mainboard of the Apple II or II+ or the
minimalist approach taken by the ZX-81. Amiga Zorro II/III boards
tend to be well layed out as well due to thier size.
Asthetic's plays a large role in most collector hobbies so I
am not suprised that it's becoming a factor in this one as well.
Jeff
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Received on Sun Aug 05 2001 - 10:07:45 BST