26 Oct
2009
26 Oct
'09
4 p.m.
From: Tony Duell
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 12:22 PM
>> If it were in the hands of someone who
actually carecd about it, could it
>> be made to run?
> The "never run again" comes from the DEC
service engineer.
Sounds like he needs educating into the behaviour of
classic computer
enthusiasts :-)
Put it this way, if I was nearer, I'd be inclined
to try to accept that
as a challenge. It would take me more than a year, sure. I would spend a
lot of time reading documentation for a machine I've never worked on
before, sure. But even if I say so myself, I am _darn sure_ I'd get it
going in the end. And the same applies to a dozen other people I know.
Amen.
Rich Alderson
Vintage Computing Server Engineer
Vulcan, Inc.
505 5th Avenue S, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98104
mailto:RichA at vulcan.com
mailto:RichA at LivingComputerMuseum.org
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