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

[Tony Duell]

>    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.

Certainly for me. As I've said many times I am _not_ primarily interested
in computers or programming. I am interested in electronics (and
mechancial engineering). Classic computers are of interest to me becuase 
they are interesting complicated-but-still-understandable electronic 
systems, often with some interesting mechanical bits (disk drives, 
printers, etc).

-tony