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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ignoramus Maximus, post: 6279955, member: 104741&quot;]So here&#039;s my story:</p><p><br /></p><p>I probably never would have collected if it weren&#039;t for the internet. These days, it&#039;s the umbilical cord that connects me to the bigger world beyond the mountains. (And with Covid and travel-restrictions the physical world gets really, really small, as you all probably know).</p><p><br /></p><p>I have never been to coin-shows, brick &amp; mortar shops, or any other venue because there are none here. The only exception is a house-call to GIN (Germania Inferior Numismatics, a very nice and knowledgeable guy btw) two years ago when was I visiting family in the Netherlands. So, for now at least, internet is my only connection to numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a way, I envy all pre-internet collectors who have or had a house-dealer. True: internet is high-res, instantaneous and worldwide, but there&#039;s something missing. You may pay a premium for what you buy from a dealer, but it&#039;s probably well worth it in terms of the shared knowledge, answered questions, advice, and a lot more. And then the simple human interaction, of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>But for now, the only coins I hold or physically see are the ones dropped off on my doorstep, thanks to the internet. One button worldwide. Small world indeed. But I certainly wish this Covid-b.... was finally over and we all could enjoy the bigger world again. See a Greek temple, meet friends, visit a city I&#039;ve never been to...</p><p><br /></p><p>On a more cheerful note: here&#039;s a picture of my first computer:<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1248699[/ATTACH]</p><p>Low-tech, hi-fi, and virtually indestructible.</p><p>And, appropriately, a Hermes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I wrote my first stories on it when I was six or seven years old (more banged out. Try that with a Mac!). When they were young, my absolutely it. They had never seen anything like it; a mechanical computer! They could sit and bang on it for hours on end, producing sheet after sheet of garble. Pressing down the hammers one by one as fast as they could without jamming the machinery was a favorite (of course a really good, big jam is an even better result!). And does anyone remember that satisfying &#039;pling&#039; just before you got to the end of the line?</p><p><br /></p><p>For all the blessings of computers, I sometimes really miss the analog world...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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