Brian Masinick
Maybe the “delta” (difference) between my oldest and newest hardware is greater than it was in the past. At home I’ve NEVER had the absolute “state of the art” and I still don’t, but I do have one system that’s closer to the current “norm” than most of my previous systems, PLUS I also acquired a few systems of an age near to what some of my previous “old systems” were, EXCEPT that the TWO systems that I got rid of, just prior to retirement and moving to a southern (warmer) state were actually 32-bit systems, which ended up running on only a couple of distributions (antiX, of course, was one of them), so I parted with them. One of the systems that I acquired from someone else is actually of a similar time and place EXCEPT that it’s actually newer 64-bit technology (higher performance and specs than my old stuff). How long I keep these “relics” remains to be seen. I guess that depends on how much I can use them versus the needs of others. I’ve already “tuned up” and given away 1-2 of them; I may do that a for a few more systems over the next year or two! (Hoarding isn’t something I care to associate with my name; I do experiment with the old stuff, tune it up, and if I see someone in need, I share… that’s what I try to do).
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Brian Masinick
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