I, for one, am always happy when my old artifact works. --Doug
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:28 AM, glen e. p. ropella <[email protected]>wrote: > Barry MacKichan wrote at 02/12/2013 09:55 AM: > > Back in the '70s, I did some work for Boeing Computer Services. They > > were at that time going around picking up used IBM 7090s to run some of > > their CAD software. > > I'm not sure why, but there's something seriously satisfying about > getting old stuff to work. I can't tell if it's merely the (apparent) > simplicity or familiarity with the old stuff, or whether it's a kind of > "found art". For me, it's a weird crossover between things like circuit > bending and steam punk. Even if it's merely running an old C64 game on > an emulator, there's something peaceful about old artifacts that still > work. > > -- > glen e. p. ropella, 971-255-2847, http://tempusdictum.com > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > -- *Doug Roberts [email protected]* *http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins*<http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> * <http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> 505-455-7333 - Office 505-672-8213 - Mobile*
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