Subj : hello!
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Gleb Hlebov
Date : Fri Apr 19 2024 11:05 pm

Hi Kurt,

Fri 19 Apr 2024, 07:06, you -> Tommi Koivula:

TK>> I have an archived 286 motherborad somewhere which ran this bbs
TK>> at the beginning 'some' years ago. Waiting for spare time to
TK>> build a working computer again. :)
KW> I'm sure I'm not alone in having thrown out tons of old hardware over
KW> the years. I moved every couple of years in my 20s and 30s, and when
KW> living in an apartment, storage space is at a premium.

Same here.

KW> I can think of at least 6 computers I tossed over the years because of
KW> lack of storage and obsolescence, that, if I knew they would have come
KW> back in style, would have kept.

It's not that they're "back in style" I think. It's just that some people are hoarders, so they appeared to consciously make hoarding obsolete hardware their hobby. The truth is it's hard to be a hoarder if you don't have a spacious basement. :-)

KW> An Osborne 1. Compaq Portable II. An IBM PC XT - the real thing, with
KW> IBM keyboard and monitor. A 486/50 local bus system. Pentium Pro 200.
KW> All gone.

I started with only a 486/DX4 back in the day (as my 1st home PC). The earliest memory of a PC I have seems to be an XT with an orange phosphor display, but I don't think I'd put it to good use nowadays.


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