1 Jun
2006
1 Jun
'06
6:51 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
How can you possiibly tell me what I enjoy and what I don't? If you don't
like gabbing a soldering iron and 'scope and diving into the logic fine, but
don't try to critisse those of us who do.
-tony
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Tony, I am not telling you what you enjoy or don't. I was simply commenting
on your many many statements that troubleshooting to a component level is
your belief in the right way to do things. If you feel I was criticizing,
then I apologize for my comments. I was merely saying that I don't
understand why you can't do both: fix old time computers and be intimate
with the latest and greatest. Both are fun. If you are interested in only
one aspect of the hobby, more power to you. It's your life.
As for my likes, yes I use a soldering iron and oscilloscope every day. As
play, I also design using TTL and linear, though usually with a wire wrap
gun instead of solder. For example, I spent last weekend repairing a batch
of HP180 oscilloscopes that had sat in the garage for 20 years.
As far as I know, I have the oldest working computer on this list - built in
1962. Several list members have seen it in operation. Al K is busy
archiving the software and manuals for the benefit of the list. But I also
love my G4's and have ordered a Quad G5. I use a laptop constantly, and see
nothing wrong with playing with the latest offerings from Microsoft. It's
all a big game. Why not play with the entire genre?
Billy