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On 7 Nov 2007, at 12:38, Rob Beard wrote: > Quoting Clare Shepherd <clareeshepherd@xxxxxxx>: > > >> Where I worked we had a systems guy who hated "pretty", saying it was >> inefficient. I've always iked a nice GUI but there is something to be >> said for the old spare efficient methods, Maybe we'll go back to that >> if the energy gets scarce. Who knows? I am fascinated by some of the >> old software & hardware, I suppose it's my age, sob, sob, sniffle. >> >> Clare (in her 60s) >> Clare >> > > Oh I don't know, I'm in my late 20's (29) and I love the old > technology. When I was growing up I only got to see a handful of > machines but I was really interested in anything computer related. > Now much to my other half's annoyance I'm collect old computers (well > I say collect, I buy them at car boot sales or off e-Bay if they're > local and can sneak them in). In my selection of old machines I have > a working VIC20 without a tape deck, an Acorn Electron, a 48k > Spectrum+ without a power supply, a ZX81 16k ram pack and a couple of > old consoles. > > As much as I like emulation I'd love to play with the actual real > hardware. > > Rob > > Brilliant. I've got a collection of old handhelds, Psions, MP 100s, Amstrad etc. I'd love one of those old workstations running Unix to play with, mmmm, eBay, now there's a thought. Clare -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html