25 Sep
2012
25 Sep
'12
10:15 p.m.
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:10:20 +0100 (BST)
From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: new member
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> I notice
you haven't included any of the 'classic'
wokstations.
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they are unofficial on my wish-list, but until a hardware emulation
version is made, i'll wait
Why? they are not _that_ large (a calssic PERQ is one of the larger ones,
it's about the size of a 2-draaer deskside cabinet). They are also not
_that_ hard to keep going...
Runniong the rela hardware, at least for me, is the fun part of this
hobby :-)
I enjoy the expanding my computer knowledge,
but I do like seeing, touch classic hardware and show it off to people
> >
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No, that is a perpetual 'discussion'; here. It only becomes useful when
(as I did), you explain _why_ you consider a particualr machine to desrve
that title.
Even the defintiion of 'computer' is ont always clear (and I do not mean
things like 'The person who operates a calculating machine' which was,
IIRC the original definition). While soem things are clearly computers
and others equally clearly not, there are plenty of borderlien cases...
ok another debate that is unsolvable without of a true definition :)
[...]
>
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Yes, there are parts? -- mostly transformers and mechancial parts --
which can be hard to fidn for such older mahcines. But often they can be
repaired (transofrmers and motors can be rewound) or made in a good home
workshop
good point
Yes, but working hardware may not stay working. You
will have to fix
things sooner or later. AS I said, there are plenty of people here to
help you, with knowledge of just about every computer ecver made. But
unless we're at _your_ bench, we can't do it all...
I can plug in/remove
boards
but I prefer to out-source my repair work
-tony
tom sparks