[cctalk] Re: Computer of Thesus

... — .hush Got interesting stuff to sell? Let me know! Looking for DEC, IBM, CDC, SGI, Data General, and more! > On Monday, Jan 23, 2023 at 4:18 PM, js--- via cctalk<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org (mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org)> wrote: >> On 1/23/2023 2:28 PM, Chris via cctalk wrote: @ Mike Stein >> >> Not everything is criticism. I only corrected a rather obtuse notion about people replacing mechanical drives with solid state ones. Everyone would love to use their original equipment if it was practical. I for 1 have NO luck with floppy disks. Is it my part of the country? Could be. > Would a few people here be willing to share their approaches to their > collection? > > I'll start. I've collected a variety of mainly DEC, HP, and Apple > machines, and have restored or repaired them slowly over time. However, > as they fail from now on, I will *not* be doing modern upgrades or > repairs. As they die, so shall they be retired or given away. > > For me, it's the experience of the original sights, sounds, feels, and > yes, emotions of the original hardware that's the inspiration. So, > floppy and tape drives all the way for me, as well as original hard > drives (Mike, I'm right there with you on the IMIs :). Emulators > just don't provide what I'm looking for. > > - John > Frederick, Maryland