17 Feb
2003
17 Feb
'03
1:17 a.m.
> Third, does it make sense to offend the people
who are first in
> line to help find new homes for classic gear when it eventually
> gets completely decommissioned?
Indeed. They are, after all, keeping old machines
alive and in operation,
doing useful work. That's something that most people on this list cannot
claim :/
Jup. Keeping a machine in (daily) operation is the most
desireable way of preservation. I have given out machines
from my collection to prople who still use tham,
several
times. There is no better caretaker than someone wo needs
it to do a job (well, of course after clarifying a few
things about ad-hoc modifications :). The only condition
is that I want to get the machine back after it's no longer
being used. Which works fine, and usual even bring more stuff
back to me, especialy invaluable documentation, than I have
lend them.
Gruss
H.
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