As I've only been sourcing secondhand items from the Amazon Marketplace,
certain things have been difficult to track down. Here are a few items I think
are cool as fuck, but would actually have little practical use for.
(H/T Cathode Ray Dude for the nickname.)
Computers
Tandy 1000 TX (286 desktop)
While the Pentium-equipped PC5094
can handle anything I throw at it, it'd be super cool and Aesthetic(tm) to
have a genuine '80s computer for older DOS programs.
A more obscure
system that the homebrew scene is doing interesting things with. But, I'm more
likely to grab a Turbo Chameleon instead of genuine hardware.
This is a console I never got into, but wouldn't mind doing so.
Atari Lynx Model 2
Funky chunky handheld.
Arcade1Up Cabinets
It would be pretty badass to walk up and play
on a physical machine. Unfortunately, I already own Namco and Midway arcade
compilations for the PS2, so I can't justify these.
Retrode 2 (ROM dumper)
Cool idea, but as I already have a full
collection of DMCA-exempt ROMs, there'd be no point in having one, except to
preserve save files.
A/V Equipment
Sony TC-KA1ES (tape deck)
"They don't make 'em like they used to"
certainly applies to cassette players. I currently have a handheld unit in my
hifi setup, and wouldn't mind upgrading to some proper equipment.
Pioneer DVL-700 (laserdisc player)
LaserDisc is an interesting
format, but I couldn't justify getting into it just to watch the Star Wars
trilogy.
Handheld Devices
Panasonic PV-SD5000 (digital camera)
This is the enhanced model of
the 4090, a SuperDisk camera that I do have. The extra 2MP would be a nice
upgrade.