Making the decision to specialize on a particular classic comp.arch?

From: John Allain <allain_at_panix.com>
Date: Sat Apr 24 15:42:47 2004

> Any thoughts, comments, or opinions?

o Might as well pick what you know.
   Pick things you've been familliar with.

o Why have five of something? A quantity of a thing past three
   seems excessive: One to use, one for spare, so the third one
   is the only excess I try to allow. No huge quantities of any one
   thing, except the very small. When I saw a neat deal on something
   I had the magic three of already it was praised and left on the table.

o Specialize? Yes. I seemed to start specializing early on when things
   started to get easier to find. Only regret: the $200 flea-market IBM
   5100's in the early 80's. Not much of a regret BTW.

o Share. If your conscience gets in the way of a throw, go here
   (classiccmp). If classiccmp rejects it maybe you should throw.

o Empty space can be as valuable as filled space. (For those times
   when you look at a room-full and seem to only just add up the value
   of the systems in it).

About the analog TV... There should be adaptors around for people with
Camcorders, at least, for years. Huge market, probably alot like LP
record players are today, 23 years after the birth of the CD, you can still
buy them new.

John A.
Received on Sat Apr 24 2004 - 15:42:47 BST