29 Jun
1998
29 Jun
'98
3:14 a.m.
At 07:27 PM 6/26/98 +0100, Tony Duell wrote:
Like the "what's a classic?" debate, it sounds like we need to
invent a definition for the criteria you describe - is it
repairable or not? Replacing caps and 74xx chips is easy;
replacing anything custom is not.
- John
They'll certainly be available to junk collectors like us, won't
they, given our seemingly easy access to 9-track tape drives,
teletypes with paper tape readers, etc.? There are more CD-ROM
But that's exactly the point. Teletypes, 9 track tape drives, paper tape
readers, etc are easy to repair. Service manuals exist. Spares either
exist or can be made.