Category: General

I often buy machines that need repairs because they are much cheaper and i get a kick out of fixing them.

I have benefited from a lot of support from ARC members. I try to pay those debts back/forward by doing repairs for other people. There are many in the vintage/retro community who do this. Andrew P and Daniel immediately come to mind.

This sometimes gives me the bonus of working on machines that i don’t own and has included a Lisa, A2000, X68000, 128D, Computer phone, ECS 4500, Microbee etc.

If i agree to do the job there is no labour cost, no warranty and no time limit! There’s no harm in asking, particularly if you have something interesting. No recaps though; i loathe them.

A couple of my reviewers noticed my tendency to use “i” as the first person rather than “I”. I won’t deny that it saves me using the shift key, but laziness isn’t the reason.

I use “i” because “I” overstates my importance in the grand scheme of things.

It’s something i adopted (probably copying a mentor) when i was young. I’ve carried it through my life for informal writing, including emails, notes, and stories.

I try to follow the rules for anything formal. This site is not, and will never be, formal!

For this site, i’m trying to describe my activities using the active voice style, which leads to a lot of “i”. I’d prefer to hide behind passive voice, but active voice is widely accepted as being easier to read.

Now stop wasting your time and enjoy the computers!