Quothe ben franchuk, from writings of Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 10:43:11PM -0700:
> I don't think I can find a vintage machine nowdays where I am.
:-( Aren't there any hamfests in your area? Fewer and fewer older
machines, at low prices anyway, like old test equipment, seem to be
appearing at hamfests, but one never knows what will turn up.
> It looks like we have gone from dumpster diving to bidding
> high prices for old junk on ebay. It is too bad most people have
> missed all the good deals in vintage computers if they want to collect
> them.Just how will we get the young people into older stuff, be they
> cars or computers?
Excellent question. Older toys are becoming rarer and expensive, and,
much of the new equipment sold, be it cars or computers, can't be
modified easily, or even legally, like older cars and computers. New
computers (and other electronic equipment), with all of the SMD
components, are less fun to play with, and more difficult to learn
about (circuitry wise, that is---plus, they lack adequate
documenation), and newer cars can't be modified like the old ones
could due to emissions regulations. It seems like the only solution
is to LART many politicians and corporate droids. :-)
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