31 May
2005
31 May
'05
6:17 p.m.
From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf at siconic.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:56 PM
On Tue, 31 May 2005, Randy McLaughlin wrote:
I personally have lost screws, I do not cry I replace them with the closest
I can find.
If the tool needed was too expensive or I couldn't find it I would replace
the screws.
If it is a current machine that at the time I didn't consider collectable I
wouldn't sweat it.
If the machine is collectable (at least in my mind) then keeping it original
is important.
Even if it is important to keep it original then there are factors that can
over-ride it. The answer is in the mind of the collector, in this case he
decided not to keep it original.
As for any PC I don't really care but the principles apply to all
collectables.
I just think it a shame when anyone considers a machine valuable as a
collectable but not valuable to keep it original when reasonable.
Randy
www.s100-manuals.com
To replace an original part with a different part
with no valid reason it
is
a shame, part of history is lost for no good reason.
The argument then boils down to what is or is not a "valid" reason, and
whether the change is enough to get in an uproar over (i.e. "history is
lost" if two screws are replaced).
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
Festival
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