Comments on: The Collection http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/2049 Jason Scott's Weblog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:59:02 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: coax http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/2049/comment-page-1#comment-37300 coax Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:41:17 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=2049#comment-37300 wow man excellent. i have some old computer magazines from early 90s too, they are always fun to reminisce with. it was a whole different vibe back then.. wow man excellent. i have some old computer magazines from early 90s too, they are always fun to reminisce with.
it was a whole different vibe back then..

]]> By: RetroC64 http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/2049/comment-page-1#comment-36980 RetroC64 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:12:34 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=2049#comment-36980 THIS IS IT! I AM OUTRAGED! I tried collecting the most basic of computer histories on eBay. Not did it take forever to find even the dumbest stuff but I paid a Fortune. Now you show us this incredible collection of rare history that simply falls on your lap for free. I am official as green as your text in envy. Great post. :-) THIS IS IT! I AM OUTRAGED! I tried collecting the most basic of computer histories on eBay. Not did it take forever to find even the dumbest stuff but I paid a Fortune.

Now you show us this incredible collection of rare history that simply falls on your lap for free.

I am official as green as your text in envy.

Great post. :-)

]]> By: robohara http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/2049/comment-page-1#comment-36974 robohara Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:59:46 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=2049#comment-36974 Seeing those pictures makes me physically uneasy. I'm a terrible multitasker. If those showed up here I'd have to start cataloging things and wouldn't -- no, couldn't -- stop until I was done. I guess the answer I would like to know in your next entry is: what happens when the collection outgrows your home -- or, more importantly perhaps, what happens when textfiles.com outgrows Jason Scott? Seeing those pictures makes me physically uneasy. I’m a terrible multitasker. If those showed up here I’d have to start cataloging things and wouldn’t — no, couldn’t — stop until I was done.

I guess the answer I would like to know in your next entry is: what happens when the collection outgrows your home — or, more importantly perhaps, what happens when textfiles.com outgrows Jason Scott?

]]> By: Jason Scott http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/2049/comment-page-1#comment-36910 Jason Scott Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:38:02 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=2049#comment-36910 I'll write an entry on what I will do with this, which will answer these questions. I’ll write an entry on what I will do with this, which will answer these questions.

]]> By: Demie http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/2049/comment-page-1#comment-36900 Demie Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:59:58 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=2049#comment-36900 National Geographic is available in digital form, going all the way back. Just letting you know in case you thought of scanning them. National Geographic is available in digital form, going all the way back. Just letting you know in case you thought of scanning them.

]]> By: Shannon Harris http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/2049/comment-page-1#comment-36828 Shannon Harris Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:22:47 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=2049#comment-36828 Reading this and seeing these pictures...my first thought was...."Is Jason married ?" - because I don't know if you've ever mentioned it before or not. But my wife would kill me if I brought home a U-Haul full of history. I agree that National Geographic has many times had great feature stories on technology - I do have a few on my shelves as well. If you have the space - keep them all, otherwise maybe scan out the relevant ads and keep the ones with full stories. Reading this and seeing these pictures…my first thought was….”Is Jason married ?” – because I don’t know if you’ve ever mentioned it before or not. But my wife would kill me if I brought home a U-Haul full of history. I agree that National Geographic has many times had great feature stories on technology – I do have a few on my shelves as well. If you have the space – keep them all, otherwise maybe scan out the relevant ads and keep the ones with full stories.

]]> By: Wyatt http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/2049/comment-page-1#comment-36826 Wyatt Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:49:42 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=2049#comment-36826 Very, very nice! But at the same time it raises the question in my mind of how you (will) preserve it aside from bagging and tagging. I'm not an expert on the life-expectancy of periodicals, but I feel like there must be some amount of deterioration over time, especially for the old NatGeos. As the collection grows and time moves on, what are your plans to preserve these things while still making them accessible to people? Very, very nice! But at the same time it raises the question in my mind of how you (will) preserve it aside from bagging and tagging. I’m not an expert on the life-expectancy of periodicals, but I feel like there must be some amount of deterioration over time, especially for the old NatGeos. As the collection grows and time moves on, what are your plans to preserve these things while still making them accessible to people?

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