Pathology or hobby?

[Tony Duell]

> This are good points. I am a packrat myself, without having any  
> inheritance to blame it on.

I suspect I'm mostly a packrat too, although I do try to share 
information, and I've made smoe provision for the collection to go to 
good homes if I get burried 'face down, 9 edge first'

> 
> I have a small collection of old cameras, all of which can (or at least  
> could, if I made film to fit them) be used.

Ah, I have a large collection of old cameras, some working, others in 
need of repair, which of course I do myself (what, you didn't think I 
just fixed computers, did you?). One of my aims is to actually understand 
the Voightlander Ultramatic well enough to repair and align it (this is 
one of the most complicated mechanical cameras ever...)

> I have a large collection of books, a private library that I use and enjoy.

I've yet to meet a hacker who doesn't have books piled up everywher...

> I have a basement full of computer parts and sundry electronics which I  
> grabbed because they were available, with some dim future plan  to do  
> something with.

Ditto, only no basement, if you see what I mean. Electronic parts, tools, 
test gear, etc piled everywhere...

> 
> I also have a number of personal computers of differing vintages ut to the  
> newest, which I use and keep working past their normal lifespan. I think  

I uspected this PC/AT definitely qualifies there...



-tony