On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Ronald Wayne wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:53:27 -0400, Ed Kelleher <pres_at_macro-inc.com> wrote:
> > Most complaints I think are just sour grapes. :-)
>
> Sour I may be, but there were plenty of sources of neat computer
> "junk" before eBay. And I liked those sources, thank-you very much.
> They cultivated a sense of patience and appreciation.
>
> In my books, collecting old computer stuff has as much to do with the
> hunt as anything else. If the hunt is turned into a keyword search
> and instant gratification, it looses its appeal. Why? I think it's
> because you learn a lot more about computers while hunting them down
> than you do with them at your finger tips.
Well put!
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