Subj : Re: hello!
To   : Gleb Hlebov
From : Victoria Crenshaw
Date : Sun Apr 21 2024 10:22:12

 GH>  TK>> I have an archived 286 motherborad somewhere which ran this bbs
 GH>  TK>> at the beginning 'some' years ago. Waiting for spare time to
 GH>  TK>> build a working computer again. :)
 GH>  KW> I'm sure I'm not alone in having thrown out tons of old hardware over
 GH>  KW> the years. I moved every couple of years in my 20s and 30s, and when
 GH>  KW> living in an apartment, storage space is at a premium.
 GH> 
 GH> Same here.
 GH> 
 GH>  KW> I can think of at least 6 computers I tossed over the years because o
 GH>  KW> lack of storage and obsolescence, that, if I knew they would have com
 GH>  KW> back in style, would have kept.
 GH> 
 GH> It's not that they're "back in style" I think. It's just that some
 GH> people are hoarders, so they appeared to consciously make hoarding
 GH> obsolete hardware their hobby. The truth is it's hard to be a hoarder if
 GH> you don't have a spacious basement. :-)
 GH> 
 GH>  KW> An Osborne 1. Compaq Portable II. An IBM PC XT - the real thing, with
 GH>  KW> IBM keyboard and monitor. A 486/50 local bus system. Pentium Pro 200.
 GH>  KW> All gone.
 GH> 
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 GH> I started with only a 486/DX4 back in the day (as my 1st home PC). The
 GH> earliest memory of a PC I have seems to be an XT with an orange phosphor
 GH> display, but I don't think I'd put it to good use nowadays.
 GH> 
 GH> 
i use XTs these days still

--mary4 (Victoria Crenshaw) the 286 enthusiast

.... Redundant book title: DOS For Dummies

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