Commodore 128T for sale (sort of)

[LoadWB]

Only commentary I got is, good God, man, put those network jacks in a wall plate!!

[LoadWB]

@persia

Some people think classic muscle cars, or even a Model T are pointless considering the cost to restore one can be as high or more expensive than a modern econo-box such as a Suzuki Swift. It could also be said why drive a real car, just play Test Drive 22 ;-) We are all here because we enjoy a hobby, for some of us that hobby includes actual retro hardware.

Hear hear.  Emulation cannot provide that special experience that real hardware provides.  Much the way home theater does not match the real thing (for better or worse, again depending upon your opinion of the matter.)

In addition, there is a vast difference between the future value of dime-a-dozen versus uncommon uniqueness.  Sure, the Commodore 64 may have been a dime-a-dozen way back when, but its numbers rank endangered compared to "modern" systems.

[LoadWB]

Software on chips is software on chips.  The difference between an emulated machine and on running on old hardware is that the machine running in emulation is more compatible than the one running on old hardware, UAE can produce any Amiga ever made at the click of a mouse, it will display on any screen.  It's the dream Amiga.

Bogus analogy to begin and the rest is, again, subjective.  Emulation is software on chips in software.  For some of us, the fun is in building the dream Amiga: collecting the individual components which may or may not work, the thrill of firing it up with child-like anticipation and then taking it for a "drive."

Or, screw it, you can kill all of the magic and just throw a switch.

There are people who just want things to work, and there are people who want to make things work.  To each his own.