Date   : Sun, 06 May 2012 11:57:49 +0100
From   : beeb@... (Kris Adcock)
Subject: Free Acorn kit - needs to go urgently

On 06/05/2012 11:35, John Kortink wrote:
>
> On Sun, 06 May 2012 09:20:21 +0100, Kris Adcock
> <beeb@...>  wrote:
>
>> On 05/05/2012 15:37, Kris Adcock wrote:
>>> Afternoon!
>>>
>>> I have a load of Acorn kit going for free to anyone who wants it (and
>>> can collect). Arranging postage is sadly not an option: I don't have the
>>> time or the boxes. :(
>>>
>>
>> (snip a ridiculous amount of waffle)
>
> You do know you're snipping yourself, don't you ? ;-)

:)

>
> That was quite a pile of Acorn stuff. I always wondered who
> would have the biggest one (pile of Acorn stuff, that is).
> You know, filling an entire room, 'up to the ceiling' kind
> of stuff.
>
> Me, I like to have a 'condensed' pile. No heaps of half
> functional crap lying around and about. Nope. Either nice,
> clean, useful, functional items, stored away, or at most
> one of them in full use. Lets see, there's 3 Masters (one
> in use, else backups), 3 Model Bs (same), 3 6502 2ps (same),
> 2 Elks (same), 2 80186 2ps (same), 2 65C102 2ps (same), 2
> ARM7TDMI 2ps (same), 2 Risc PCs (same), 2 A3000s (same).
> You catch the drift. And just a handful of assorted goodies
> (32016 2p, Watford copro box, that kind of stuff).
>
> Now that I'm going over it, maybe time to downsize a little
> as well ... But, somehow, I don't want to. It's time for an
> Acornholics Anonymous.

I think the first step would be admitting that we have a problem. And I 
don't know about you, but I certainly don't have a problem with it. :) 
My only problem is running out of space. And a spouse that doesn't "get 
it". :)

Cheers,

Kris.