23 Jan
2023
23 Jan
'23
4:17 p.m.
It's the classic "ship of Thesus" argument. And a 2,000 year old debate
is not going to be solved on this list.
I've developed a "knack" for keeping my RX50 and TK70 drives working
here, most of the problems are due to them being 30-40 years old and
basic things like lubrication drying out and glue falling apart so pads
fall off. At some point the media is just going to start peeling apart...
Now for true insanity one should try to fix a TU58 Dectape II system.
Mine is a mess even with the pucks and belts replaced it still doesn't
work. Anyone got a working one? They make the ultimate swap drive.
C
On 1/23/2023 10:20 AM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote:
As you say, to each his/her own.
But although mechanical devices are indeed more prone to issues, the same
argument could be applied to the rest of the system; when your unobtainium
PAL or LSI chip fails you'll probably replace it with a modern replacement.