@sinbad I only use docking computers on my largest ships that barely fit the mail slot. Not for my Python (favorite ship).
I got into asteroid cracking, that was one of the most fun activities. Just cruising through a field in my Anaconda, calmly zig zagging between asteroids with the pulse scanner going off, looking for the right colour result. Then the whole bomb placement thing and picking up the pieces.
Much more fun than the old mining.