Born in the early 70s, Giacomo M. Vernoni's first experience with home computers was when his parents bought him a Sinclair ZX Spectrum in 1984. This was followed in 1985 by a Commodore 128, and then an Amiga 500. He started collecting old computers and consoles in 1994, and his passion is still strong today. A Mac user since 1991, he’s now a PHP programmer with a vast experience in graphic design and photo retouching applications. He writes about his collection on vecchicomputer.com (Italian) and oldcomputr.com (English).