On 1/23/2023 12:59 PM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote:
Let's face it, most of us have trouble justifying the time and money we
spend for whatever reason on what is essentially useless obsolete junk to
anyone outside our community.
I "fell" into a situation that contains the trifecta of hobby
justification. It funds itself, it allows me to play with many systems,
and my lovely SO not only does not complain about the hobby, she even
sends links to items for sale and/or places to visit in the hobby. It
additionally keeps my HW skills in some use, which I value.
Thanks for your many contributions BTW, Jim, especially in the Commodore
world but much also applicable elsewhere.
awww, shucks...
In all honesty, I usually make this stuff to fix my system first. That
other people find a use is almost an afterthought :-)
Well, I also make it to figure out how things work. I find I don't
really understand a system until I make a HW item for it. And, I've long
held (and presented at my main job) that folks who try to understand the
"under the covers" portions of technology, are the ones that excel in
creative solutions to unique problems that tend to show up in IT or
other tech fields.
As to your soapbox, I try very hard not to judge folks for how to enter
and enjoy the hobby. While I'd love to say it was just the nice thing to
do, it's mainly that I've been recipient of that judgement many times.
Maybe you all would believe this, but I am continually shocked by how
many people will come up my demo or sales booth at a vintage computer
show and aggressively complain or debate the merits of paying any
attention to old systems (or related items). I mean, it's a vintage
computer show. What did you expect to find there? :-)
Jim
