11 Jan
2012
11 Jan
'12
3:09 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Stewart" <terry at webweavers.co.nz>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: Fear of firing up (was Re: An unplugged computer is a sad thing
to see)
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Alexandre Souza -
Listas <
pu1bzz.listas at gmail.com> wrote:
Absolutley!
I wasn't questioning that right at all. I was just wondering how common
this "won't fire up" philosophy was amongst collectors.
Terry (Tez)
I would think it all depends on how rich you are and how valuable the item
is. If something was worth over $100K because it is rare and all original in
working condition would you risk blowing up a chip that cannot be replaced
(correct date code etc)?
People go out and play using a $1M+ violin, but they don't have to worry
about something popping due to electricity (just not to forget it on a
train).