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Very good point Bill.  

Let’s hope they want to be active in the various communities.  :)

- Ed


> On Jul 15, 2015, at 2:12 PM, Bill Loguidice <bill at armchairarcade.com> wrote:
> 
> I think you're overreacting a bit. As an insane collector of everything in
> the computer and videogame space (and I've been that way since the 80s, so
> I've seen prices go from free to insane), I too lament the rise in prices
> across nearly every brand, but it's purely for selfish reasons. The reality
> is higher prices mean there's more competition for this stuff and more
> interest overall in using vintage equipment. While that's bad for our
> wallets, it's better overall for all vintage communities, getting more
> people involved and having a larger pool of individuals to both develop and
> purchase new items for our old hardware. While the cost of entry these days
> is indeed higher, the potential experience across all brands is better than
> any other time (save for when these were active on the mainstream market)
> and will clearly continue to improve for the forseeable future. So yeah,
> it's not all that bad.
> 
> -Bill
>