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Re: phases of vintage computer interest

in Milliways
Agree on th cyclic nature. I'm at the point where there is too much stuff on 'permanent' setup and it's driving me mad with the amount of space it is taking up. Suspect I will do a big clear up and declutter my office and box everything up into storage. Also got a lot of concoles/shelving setup to …

Re: phases of vintage computer interest

in Milliways
Overall I break it down to only 2 phases. Software - In the mood to mess around with an old OS or play a certain game. Hardware - upgrading or building a new PC. Most my retro PC's are permanently setup so when I'm in the "software" phase and feel like a game of Doom I can simply turn on the 486, …

phases of vintage computer interest

in Milliways
i tend to have vintage computer interests that run in phases: Low interest - just not that into it, longish periods of low but not absent interest Fact finding - interested in technical or other information Hardware - acquiring Hardware/Software - setting up PCs Using software - games and other …

Re: What game are you playing now?

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Outside of getting bored with it, there are usually a couple of reasons why I will give up on a game. First, if I take a long break, I find it difficult to get back into a game, especially if it's story heavy. My memory sucks, so I usually forget what was going on. I haven't really found a good …

Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

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Oh, I just saw that they are describing it as having gold that you could recover. That drives me crazy. What a waste. Does anyone know how much money you could get from extracting the gold from a CPU? Is it really enough to justify that cost? I'd assume that we'd hear more about people buying up …

Re: Collection rationale

What was the topic again? Anyway, I just picked up yet another PS/2 keyboard. Can never have too many spares, right? (Help me it's become a sickness) Yeah, how many spares is too many is a really good question. it is, to answer it you'd need to have some kind of risk of failure, permutations of new …

Re: What game are you playing now?

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GTA IV is 15 years old ... but the driving..... all but one view options gives a "cinematic" view of the car that spends nearly as much time looking towards the side of the car as from behind. Turn a sharp corner and the camera actually points to the side for several seconds, ensuring you crash …

Re: Collection rationale

if we take hoarding as compulsive hoarding (as opposed to stockpiling) then in order to qualify it should be causing distress to the hoarder, for instance impacting relationships, finances, ability to get around and so on. I think most of us who might be borderline hoarding stop when it reaches a …

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