Computer collectors are no longer the dweebiest people in the

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Roy J. Tellason wrote:
> On Wednesday 06 August 2008 15:56, Jim Battle wrote:
> (Snip)
>>> Am I the only 'collector' who doesn't much care about the value of the
>>> items hi his colelction? I collect things becuase I'm interested in them,
>>> I find them beautiful (in a somewhat odd way, I can appreciate the good
>>> design in a PDP11 or HP98x0 CPU, for example). I don't collect in the
>>> hope that I'll be able to sell them later for more money.
>> Tony, I think you are alone in that.  The rest of us are getting
>> stinking rich stockpiling boring old electronics doo-dads.  I just wish
>> my hands didn't get so dusty touching the stuff, as it makes my cash dirty.
> 
> Wow,  I definitely must be missing something here...       :-)

Yeah, it's called irony.  8-)

Peace...  Sridhar