23 Aug
1999
23 Aug
'99
12:34 p.m.
"Gee,
that's too bad. If you hadn't rewound the transformer on that
IMSAI, it would be worth $50,000. But since it works, it's only
worth $25. Remember folks, never fix anything. The original non-working
lump of metal is worth far more than a machine that does what it was
actually designed to do."
I guess you don't watch the Antiques Roadshow very often. They routinely
dash people's hopes by saying "Gee, if back in 1950 you hadn't refinished
this 1820 chest of drawers, it would be worth $25,000. But now it's
worth $250."