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Originally Posted by RetroHacker
I've found that it's pointless to get other people to understand my or my hobby. Hell, sometimes I don't even understand myself. But the one thing I get the most from people when I tell them about/show them my collection is "What do you do with them?". Now, my main hobby has been collecting obsolete computers. Nobody understands _why_ I enjoy working on outdated hardware, and it's a hard concept for people to grasp that I actually collect it. Now, with the televisions, I get the same thing. I'll tell one of my friends about my latest find, and they'll say - "But what are you going to do with it?". "Fix it up." I'll say. "But then what are you going to do with it when you fix it?" - "Watch it. That's what most people do with televisions." "Yeah, but it's old..."
People will never understand why... but at least they'll remember that you're the crazy one that likes this old junk, and will refer people to you that are getting rid of old hardware. Now if I could only find someone with a DEC Vax in the basement. And a color roundie. That they don't want. Heh - fat chance.
-Ian
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I'm promised monochrome AND color Truetones (as soon as he gets around to delivery)--both round...he was a Motorola and Sony plus Hitachi dealer and he's retiring--slowly. I've been cleaning out the basement, so to speak. I'm dying to get that EICO battery eliminator to go with my early Heathkit VOM...