8 Dec
1997
8 Dec
'97
7:28 p.m.
In a message dated 97-12-08 10:27:04 EST, you write:
<< > > How important is it to obtain computers in their "original"
state? Is
it
> worth it to save a computer that is known to have
been hacked together?
>
I myself prefer both configurations. i have a stock platinum //e which i plan
to keep that way, but then again, I have a ][+ with something called a videx
enhancer ][ which was a new keyboard encoder card which let me have type ahead
and macros and lowercase. even better than a //e keyboard! also, an old IBMer
gave me a majorly hacked timex sinclair (or one of the similar models) that
was built into a wooden case, complete with power supply, monitor and even a
full sized keyboard hacked in, mounted on a piece of scrap plexiglass! to me,
that gives character, and helps to preserve the technology of the time.
david