Subj : Re: Looking For Bbs Clien
To   : Poindexter Fortran
From : AKAcastor
Date : Sun May 05 2024 10:10:38

 AK> But what if you need another SCSI-1 cable?  What then??

 pF> I'd buy a new one.

Your words are so much more sane than what comes out of my hoarder brain! :)

 pF> I have the duality of hoarding cable and not being
 pF> able to find them. I'd find myself spending hours looking for a cable
 pF> that I could buy a replacement online in 5 minutes. Buying the
 pF> replacement then has the benefit of meaning I'd find the original as
 pF> soon as I hit "buy".

This is 100% relatable.  I still haven't given up my cable hoard, but I have absolutely bought cables that already existed in my collection.

I find it frustrating that the cost of retro computer parts has gone up, but any time I do the math on "I should have kept it around since the 1980s!" the cost of storing things is way higher than the cost to buy again, even at current prices.  (I do not intend to stop hoarding just yet though haha)


Chris/akacastor


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