22 Oct
2010
22 Oct
'10
8:32 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Cisin" <cisin at xenosoft.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: Cataloguing in a museum setting [was Re: nonsense...]
On Fri, 22 Oct 2010, Dennis Boone wrote:
Seems to me you need to have an expert (of that particular companies
systems) at the museum to know what to look for to catalog.
That said, I _can_ see some value in tracking
certain kinds of options
that add major functionality. For example, if your IBM 3090 has the
vector facility that seems noteworthy. (Ok, that's not the best
example, since the model number of such a machine reflects the vf, but
pretend it doesn't for the sake of argument.)
Any modifications, options, or accessories that are not clearly indicated
by the model number need to be cataloged.
Does the TRS80 have a lower-case mod?
Added "ctrl" key?
Level II ROM upgrade?
RAM population?
Does the expansion interface have a "data separator" or "doubler"?
(Yes,
I know some of you have never seen one without, but the early ones did
NOT have them, and if you had added an 8" drive mod, the two mods were
mutually exclusive (unless you did some EXTRA work on it.))
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com