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<p>[QUOTE="jloring, post: 570560, member: 15518"]Well, we still have a TRS80 in mothballs at work... used it up until a few years ago to drop programs into our punch presses. Worked pretty well until a mouse decided to make a home inside one of those giant 5 1/4" floppy drives. </p><p>The interesting thing about this thread (and CoinTalk in general) is the interaction between collectors of all ages, all sharing a common love for numismatics. Of course, things were a lot less complex when I started collecting in the early 50's. Much less emphasis on grade… just find the coin in circulation and pop it into the Whitman folder. About three or four of my friends were really into collecting, and they got me hooked. There was always plenty of friendly competition trying to get the most spaces filled. So I never was a “solitary” collector back in those days; and nowadays (with the internet and forums like CT) there are plenty of friends to share the hobby with you. So thanks for a really nice thread![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jloring, post: 570560, member: 15518"]Well, we still have a TRS80 in mothballs at work... used it up until a few years ago to drop programs into our punch presses. Worked pretty well until a mouse decided to make a home inside one of those giant 5 1/4" floppy drives. The interesting thing about this thread (and CoinTalk in general) is the interaction between collectors of all ages, all sharing a common love for numismatics. Of course, things were a lot less complex when I started collecting in the early 50's. Much less emphasis on grade… just find the coin in circulation and pop it into the Whitman folder. About three or four of my friends were really into collecting, and they got me hooked. There was always plenty of friendly competition trying to get the most spaces filled. So I never was a “solitary” collector back in those days; and nowadays (with the internet and forums like CT) there are plenty of friends to share the hobby with you. So thanks for a really nice thread![/QUOTE]
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