23 Sep
1998
23 Sep
'98
2:21 a.m.
Ward Donald
Griffiths III wrote:
What matters is whether or not the thing works.
I must disagree with you on this matter. Cosmetic appearance matters very
much to me.A working computer is also just as important.
I'm somewhat halfway between the 2 viewpoints..
But I don't go crazy. I'll not ignore a rare machine because of a
scratched case. I don't normally repaint cases either. And I certainly
_use_ the machines, so they get some marks/scratches here. Nothing major,
but you can probably tell they're not just-out-the-factory.
I will buy a Crappy looking computer for parts,
but for my collection of
keepers I want it clean, Pristine, in fact if I find a computer for sale
still in the box with manuals, cables and everything in tact, I get
I care about manuals - as a source of information, not as something to
make the machine 'complete'. Cables are useful, but it's not hard to make
new ones if they're missing. And I really couldn't care less about the box...
-tony