15 Jun
2013
15 Jun
'13
12:12 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:09:12 -0500 (CDT)
From: Tothwolf <tothwolf at concentric.net>
...At the same time, it really is the responsibility
of the seller to
research something to see if it has value even in a distressed condition
before scrapping it, and if necessary, find someone knowledgeable in a
particular field who can help them properly evaluate it.
Really? If I find a rusty old calculator I don't feel any _responsibility_
whatsoever. Although I'm sure there are people on here who would pass a law
if they could, along with laws _forcing_ programmers to use obsolete
hardware, users to pass an exam, and in general do and think 'the right
way', I think I still have a choice about what to do with it, if anything; I
will concede though that posting a video on Utube of my using it for target
practice would be in bad taste.
Like I said, I happen to have an almost identical board out of a calculator
that was not repairable (IMO, which is the only opinion that counts IMO) and
I've had no qualms about removing a few Nixies for use elsewhere; I was
thinking of offering it to Rick or Brent for parts but since that just earns
insults and condemnation instead of appreciation I think I'll just hang on
to it and maybe make the core into a piece of 'art'...(hmm... add some tiny
LEDs, maybe two or three of the Nixies... an image is starting to form...)
You wouldn't scrap an antique car and attempt to
sell just the floor mats
and seats just because of some body rust and a non-functional engine. You
wouldn't sell the light bulbs and shelf pegs out of a lighted china
cabinet because of scratches or dings in the finish or a missing drawer
pull.
Ridiculous comparison.
The outer chassis of my Commodore SuperPET is /very/
rusty, yet it can
still be cleaned up and repainted. It sat on the floor of the former
owner's garage for an unknown number of years before he put it out on the
curb (literally).
And aren't you glad he did, instead of 'researching it', properly
'evaluating' it, and flogging it on eBay for an appropriate amount or
more...