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    I am strongly considering this now. But this time I might take more care of it. Clean my system, set it up nice, etc.

    I have about a $1,000 budget so I really want to consider this. I want multiple drives and lots of software and a monitor. Also I will be buying the classic Ultima games, and this may lead me to my decision.

     

    Commodore 64

    Easy to get and cheap. Load times are long. However the C64 version of Ultima V does not play music

     

    Commodore 128

    My all time favorite computer. Load times still long. But you cna play Ultima V in C128 mode for the music.

     

    Atari 800

    Always wanted this. Love the look and durability. Love the cartirdges. Just not sure if I can get the same games as Commodore 64. For example, no Ultima V and I couldn't find any Bard's Tale games.

     

    Atari ST

    Minor intrest. I put this in the same catergory as an Amiga. Not classic enough for me.

     

    Apple IIe

    I am not an Apple guy at all. I have tried emulators and the colors and sound are weird to me.

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    I have read a while back that nostaligia lasts about 15 to 20 minutes.

     

    One day back in 1998 I hit the jackpot. For cheap I managed to get my hands on a couple Commodore 64 computers, and a Commodore 128 with several drives, disks, and a monitor. I was so happy to get back to 1985 with my Commodore 128! I fired it up, played some games, and generally had some fun, all in my garage, all set up with lights, a desk, and a comfy recliner. The more I played however I started to get annoyed at the loading times. I kept telling myslef i could easily play all of these classic games on an emulator that could fire these things up in mere seconds.

     

    However, after about a week I stopped playing, and eventually sold the lot. I also sold a TRS-80 back then as well.

     

    There is a good novel called "You Can't Go Home Again". It has a lot do with nostalgia, and how a man wants to visit his old hometown and get back all those memories, but nothing is the same.

     

    http://en.wikipedia....t_Go_Home_Again

     

    I live in the LA area and go to Disneyland often. I constantly try to re-live that special moment when I was 8 and my Dad took me on Peter Pan for the first time. The miniature London city below me was so magical. Now? Not so much. I can tell they are all cardboard cutouts nomatter how hard I try. It feels false.

     

    I wonder if this collecting we do is more of an attempt to not play around with these old systems but to try to get back to that "time" in our lives. I have tried and failed, but so many of you seem to be happy collectors. How do you do it:? And more importantly, if I am right, then won't we someday long for those good old days in 2013?

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