User talk:Vintage-computer

March 2021
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Please describe your connection to the website that has the same name as your username. 331dot (talk) 22:17, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

That is my personal website with (most of) my vintage computer collection, photos, descriptions, history, advise, etc.

I refactored the website earlier this month and have been wandering the web fixing up references to renamed pages ever since. Most of these are on other folks websites so I just ping them. In this case (Wikipedia) I was able to make the fixes directly. I figured links to the content that people wrote into articles was better than the 404 errors.

I've authored or contributed to a number of mass media articles including content in Maxium PC (print issues), PC World (https://www.pcworld.com/article/132605/article.html, https://www.pcworld.com/article/136242/article.html and more), Wired (https://www.wired.com/2011/08/ibm-handson/) the Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303618904579167683061946954), The Cult of Mac (https://www.cultofmac.com/643146/12-apple-1s-turn-computer-festival-into-disneyland-for-nerds/) Bloomberg (televised interview) and elsewhere.

I'm also a docent at the Computer History Museum and a board member of the Vintage Computer Federation, a 501c3 dedicated to the hobby.

As such I consider the information I provide as authoritative which is why it has been referenced here.
 * Is there any commercial purpose to your website? I ask because it is relevant to how the username policy applies. 331dot (talk) 22:46, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

No. It is a hobbyist website with the purpose of showing off my toys and helping others interested in old computers. There is no commercial purpose.