27 Oct
2000
27 Oct
'00
3:43 a.m.
On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Larry Anderson wrote:
> > These guys have upgraded the Color Classic to Power
> > Mac G3 CPUs and lots of bells and whistles.
> Hey, Sam! Hot Rodded Classics? Best speed, or
best flame paint job? ;>
I don't know. That kinda goes against the whole
preservation thing. I
think it's fine for modern day machines. In the very least, personalizing
your computer's paint job will give it much needed character (unless it's
a Mac :)
Well, I personaly realy like to get my hands on soopered machines.
A ZX81 in Wonderbra configuration (harddrive, 512K Mem, etc. pp)
_is_ a real highlight. Of course preservation of 'pure' machines
is a must (and keeping the spirit in preserving average work
configuration), but such ubercomputer beasts (like a C64 with
more drillholes for switches than a 1920 switchboard and a
second C64 case just for add on boards, or a Spectrum in C=610
case, or an Atari Lighthouse) are true monuments what dedication
ment during the haydays of micro computing. If I had to decide
between lets say a ZX81 with hard drive and an Apple one, if may
be a tough one.
Gruss
H.
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