I'm pretty sure I've developed this habit because as a child in the last 1970's and early 80's we could never afford a computer for many years, when it was some

I'm pretty sure I've developed this habit because as a child in the last 1970's and early 80's we could never afford a computer for many years, when it was something I wanted more than anything in the world. I don't really have an answer for you, but I can at least commiserate with you on this point. I also never had the money for a computer in the late 1970's and 1980's, and I've likewise been going back and trying to acquire some of the things I always wanted. I bought an Atari 800 on Ebay about a year ago... and have not even bothered unboxing it. So yeah, I kinda feel your pain. And yet, despite having no practical need for any of this stuff, I fully expect I will also add an Atari 1040stf to the collection at some point.