Reply 40 of 45, by Dreamer_of_the_past
The time should have never come. Keep in mind that one day your kids will grow up and leave the house. Just down size your retro computer hardware for now. Sell everything that you won't be using or slightly interested in and keep a small amount of things that you are attached to. Two retro computers and a few spare parts should do it. By the way, can't you just make a retro room out of your attic? You can always disassemble a second retro rig and hide it in a closet. This is the reason why I always advice to stack up on high end, but simple parts with less capacitors fans and so on. For reasons such as unnecessary spending, lack of space and unpredictable life cycle of old computer parts. Speaking of lack of space, I have been looking to buy an oak computer desk with double shelf underneath for computer cases. This way you can put a modern and a retro computers on the same desk with the help of a KVM switch if a second monitor is not an option.