Hardware Hobbyists vs. Emulator Jockeys (was: Re: UNIX V7)

[Dave McGuire]

On Jun 15, 2009, at 4:09 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
>> examine register contents, and so on.  And I don't HAVE to repair the
>> hardware to keep it going.  I used to maintain a mailing list on a
>
> Crazy as it sounds, I like finding hardware faults. It's like solving
> puzzles...

   I'm right there with you.  I use emulators all the time, but they  
are not the end-all/be-all of classic computing.  I think a lot of  
people don't realize that there is value (historic value, fun,  
personal satisfaction, etc) in the hardware as well.  For me, and  
probably you as well, it's more about the hardware than anything else.

            -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL