25 May
2000
25 May
'00
6:21 p.m.
At 03:48 PM 5/25/00 -0600, you wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: R. D. Davis <rdd(a)smart.net>
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Date: Thursday, May 25, 2000 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: Notes on repairing the Apple Lisa power supply
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Thanks Mark. Isn't it amazing how many people that never contribute a
single thing feel that they have the right to criticize others?
Joe
Hmmm... have you considered computer preservation
as a hobby instead
of computer demolition?
<snip>
Shouldn't you have tried to find that out before swapping things
around without knowing what you were doing?
--
R. D. Davis
rdd(a)perqlogic.com
http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd
410-744-4900
On the whole, your reply seemed remarkably snotty and unhelpful, and didn't
add much useful information
to help solve the problem. And for relatively common computers, component
swapping is a perfectly valid way of isolating a fault quickly. Let's
assume the worst case: he had fried his other Lisa. Would that have been a
tragic loss to history? There are hundreds (thousands?) of other preserved
Lisas out there. Even with blown components, he could still have sold them
for hundreds "as-is" on eBay, where they would provide parts to revive
other Lisas. Not every classic computer should be treated like a priceless
antique. Get some perspective.
Just my 2 cents.
Mark.