15 May
2001
15 May
'01
8:42 a.m.
That isn't too far from the truth. Tell a classic mac zealot you made a
fishtank out of an original mac and you'll get a similar reaction, I imagine.
I wouldn't do it to the SE30 we have - it does useful work as a network terminal
(telnet, fetch, etc) and my wife would shoot me. It's her first personal computer.
In general I agree that a system should be restored if possible, but there are two
mitigating factors: 1. The vax had already been gutted, and 2. 11/780s aren't
especially uncommon. It WOULD be a tragedy if one of the wierd vaxen got made
into a bar - a 9000, for example. But the 11/780 sold zillions - it launched
the 32 bit minicomputer universe.
Speaking of which, does anyone out there HAVE a Vax 9000?
Before you know it there will be 3400's used as
nightstands, 8000's as wardrobes
or refrigerators, 4000's used as kitchen cabinets. Heaven forbid this becomes
"fashionable" suddenly the innocent slaughtering of vaxen's could become
rampant,
only 2nd to animal furs.... protestors will have to picket outside of Peir 1's
and Ikea's and instead of throwing red paint, they'll throw MMJ connectors and
cabinet assembly bolts at people buying these attrocities....
Sorry Sellam, I couldn't resist :-)
Bait Sellam at your own risk, he seems to
have an itchy "flame" finger. :)
--
Jim Strickland
jim(a)DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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