25 May
2001
25 May
'01
9:10 p.m.
On Fri, 25 May 2001, Charles E. Fox wrote:
At 10:15 AM 25/05/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>My 17 year old "microprocessor controlled" microwave oven stopped making
[...]
>the smell of the gates of capacitor heaven being
open. Should I take a
>swing at fixing it, or yield to the cheap new inverter technology?
Suggest you scare it. The turntable in my
Dimension 3 quit, motor
not running, and as soon as I brought home another used oven the "3"
started up again and is still going.
Or... sell it on E-bilk as a vintage computer controlled microwave
oven used in the famed scientific discovery involving the CD Nuclear
Glow Test. Some sucker^H^H^H^H^H person with a high ratio of cash to
working brain cells seeking an investment just may purchase it iff you
ask enough for it, like some amount over US$50,000. Don't forget to
mention that this is also controlled by a classic piece of computing
technology... mention the microprocessor number in the ad and give a
few "impressive technical details."
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