27 Oct
2000
27 Oct
'00
4:24 a.m.
Then you've got the S-100 bus systems of the mid-late 70's
where nearly every single one of them was modified to some extent or
another just due to the fact that it was something that needed to be
done to get any kind of functionality out of it. Both my homebuilt
S-100 machine and my SWTPc 6809 were added to over the years.
Sometimes 'hot rodding' was just the nature of the beast and an
everyday part of being a computer hobbyist at the time. I don't feel
that period modifications are any less valid a configuration than a
fresh factory machine and sometimes even more desirable because of
how unique they can be.
Jeff
Well, I personaly realy like to get my hands on soopered machines.
A ZX81 in Wonderbra configuration (harddrive, 512K Mem, etc. pp)
_is_ a real highlight. Of course preservation of 'pure' machines
is a must (and keeping the spirit in preserving average work
configuration), but such ubercomputer beasts (like a C64 with
more drillholes for switches than a 1920 switchboard and a
second C64 case just for add on boards, or a Spectrum in C=610
case, or an Atari Lighthouse) are true monuments what dedication
ment during the haydays of micro computing. If I had to decide
between lets say a ZX81 with hard drive and an Apple one, if may
be a tough one.
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