Other collecting activities?

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Wed Apr 21 17:02:00 2004

> Apart from the risk of theft, I worry about damaging or marking it in some way.

I must admit that I have never worried about cosmetic damage (scratches,
etc) to anything I own. Yes, I care -- a lot -- about scratches on
optical elements, on disk heads, on things like that. Yes, I care about
damage to the body castings so the lens no longer sits true, or to disk
drive chassis castings so the heads no longer stay in alignment, etc. Of
course I do. But to me, equipment (computer, photographic, tools, etc) is
made to be used, and it will show some signs of use.

I'm an HP calculator enthusiast, but I am not a 'stamp collector' (to use
the UK club term). I don't care if my machines look a bit beat up, with
worn markings, holes through the label so I can get to the case screws,
and so on. But they have to work. I want to calculate with them, hack
them, etc.

-tony
Received on Wed Apr 21 2004 - 17:02:00 BST