Last night realisation: vintage computer "collectors" never want to share the copies of software, documentation, and firmware they have, because it will "reduce the value". "Enthusiasts", however, are passionate about keeping old computers running, and for them sharing is quite literally caring.

So I guess I'll stop answering "yes" to people asking whether I'm a computer collector. Is there a better term? Something that sounds cool, like "Computer devil" or "CRT kaiju"

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