17 Jun
2005
17 Jun
'05
5:53 p.m.
What I don't get - and this isn't flame
bait, I really don't
understand - is the mania to preserve systems like S-100 sytems, big-box
Amigas, even PDP-11s, that very rarely show up in their factory
configuration.
Oh, not this _again_....
I agree with you. Very few machines were unaltered between leaving the
factory and getting to you. There is no good reason why they can't be
altered some more...
My views are simple. I will do modifications if they make the machine
more useful. Obviously improving cooling airflow comes into this
category. I will not substantially change the design (and this includes
replacing linear PSUs with SMPSUs, for example), I won't make unnecessary
mods. And I'll keep documentation of what I've done.
-tony