[geeks] lowbrow

[Andrew Weiss]

On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 05:32 PM, Fogg, James wrote:

>
> Potential of running if you plug the box in works for me. I mean, the
> electric bill will eat me alive if I run everything!
>
> Its like my vintage/antique rule. Everything vintage/antique I have
> (transportation, cameras, radios, 'puters) MUST run, if I choose it to, 
> or I
> don't display/talk about it.
>
> Yeah, I'm a huge vintage technology freak. Even my 2 garden tractors 
> are 32
> years old (New Holland S8's).
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>
I love tractors...my grandfather (gosh I miss him) had 3 or 4.  Most of 
them were vintage.  He had a 58 Ferguson and a 40 something Willy's 
garden tractor (I think that is... I knew the exact model a while ago)  
He used to take me for rides on them all the time.  I'd love to get a 
steam tractor or a really big combine with those huge leather belts, and 
then get it up and running...

OF course the biggest vintage score would be to assemble or find a 
complete Univac in working condition... that's been one of my goals, but 
it'll probably never happen.  (hmm too bad the computer field is so into 
IP rights.... we could start a geeks replication plant... and replicate 
older machines for new customers)

... on another note, Sometimes I think you could be my twin, after all 
you sort of look like a slightly older version of me

Andrew