Erik_
Awesome! I love pages like these.
Tue May 31, 2022 1:28am

It's always cool to see what people have in their collection and their thoughts on them. I still have an small collection of stuff but nothing like I used to have in the 2000s. I'm still kicking myself for getting rid of how much I did.

The IBM Selectric is really cool. The ball is good for fast typing. When I was a kid, we had an old typewriter that had the regular arms that came up and smacked the letter on the page. It was my Dad's from when he was younger. Anyway... once I got a little quicker at typing they would always tangle and jam together. I have no idea how anyone before the IBM ball style typed anything faster than a few WPM without jamming the thing up.


  • Computer Museum - Joe, Sun May 29 2022 12:41pm
    I have made a new section of my site listing my old computers in my collection. Not all of them are up yet. actually I think only half are up. I am currently moving and so I'm remembering some of the dinosaurs I have, and being reminded that my parents house still has a couple 386s :) and my Com... more
    • That's way more than I ever got around to putting up... - Puckdropper, Tue May 31 2022 4:17am
      :-) I've got an Atari 400 that I've never done anything with. Got it at a Thrift Store just before we were to move and never did anything more than turn it on. I should test it and rehome it.
      • I might be interested if/when you're looking to sell. - Erik_, Wed Jun 01 2022 1:04am
        Not sure if you're looking to rehome locally though. I've been toying with the idea of picking up an Atari 800 for a bit now. A 400 would also work for what I'm looking to do (some basic programming and playing games). I was leaning towards the 800 mostly just for the fact it has a proper keyboard i... more
        • I don't mind shipping it. It'll fit in one of these boxes - Puckdropper, Sun Jun 05 2022 3:20am
          around here. I'll have to take a look and see all that's there and figure out what the going rate is. Last I knew, it was the computer, some games (like 4), disk drive, and cassette player and cables to hook them up.
          • Awesome! Thanks! How heavy is everything? - Erik_, Mon Jun 13 2022 12:49pm
            I think the motherboard on those are encased in metal like the 2600s were. Does it weigh a ton? I wonder if shipping might be something crazy high?
            • It's kinda heavy... - Puckdropper, Mon Jun 20 2022 12:57am
              If it's too heavy, I'll put as much that fits into a Priority Mail flat rate box. I think it'll fit. Pirate Ship gives me access to commercial rates, so I can ship it UPS for quite a bit less than retail. (It's free, unlike stamps.com)
    • Awesome! I love pages like these.- Erik_, Tue May 31 2022 1:28am
      • Legend has it that's why QWERTY was invented. - Puckdropper, Tue May 31 2022 4:21am
        Maybe it's true, where most words require swapping hands to type. That was supposed to give time for the "hammers" to move out of the way as you typed.
        • I remember reading that as well at some point. - Erik_, Wed Jun 01 2022 1:10am
          QWERTY was a slower layout for right handed people because the non-dominate hand did most of the keystrokes which kept their WPM down. Being left handed, I guess I got a leg up for once? (unlike scissors or can openers... haha)
          • What makes scissors different? - Puckdropper, Sun Jun 05 2022 3:22am
            So why don't we switch to something better? Well, I guess it's why I've still got my Yahoo! e-mail address and don't use anything else. It's not THAT bad (actually, it's mostly good in "basic" mode) and I've been using it since before "keyboarding" class in high school.
            • The molded handle on most of them digs into your hand - Erik_, Mon Jun 13 2022 12:46pm
              when you use them on your left hand instead of your right. I think I might be one of the few people that uses the mouse with their left hand. Buttons are still the "righty" way though. It's been so long since I've had a Yahoo account, I can't even picture in my head what their email website looks... more
              • Ah, I see. Especially those with the molded "ergonomic" han - Puckdropper, Mon Jun 20 2022 1:05am
                dles, right? I tried using the mouse left handed for a while back in high school... It was easier to swap the buttons, but I can see how that would be difficult especially when you sit down at a computer to help someone. Wait, let me swap the buttons. No, it wasn't the button swap that fixed yo... more
                • Those are the ones. I remember in elementary school they had - Erik_, Thu Jun 23 2022 1:07am
                  specific lefty and righty scissors and then the "universal" ones which were just without any molded handle. I probably got used to using the mouse buttons in the "righty" way for a reason like that. My family computer had the mouse on the right as everyone else in my family is right handed. My co... more
    • Added a few more - Joe, Mon May 30 2022 9:23pm
      Really enjoying going through these!
      • Do you collect any tablets? - Puckdropper, Tue May 31 2022 4:24am
        Besides the iPod? They're kinda cool at times. (The Newton was awesome, still is. Android sucks, probably always will. Windows is decent, but it depends on who made your device. Imagine...expandable storage on a tablet.)
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