How long will they last? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

6 Apr 1997

...
 >I decided to seriously collect only those machinews
that were built with
...
 >standard parts.  
...
 Not a bad idea. It's been my experience that those
who attempted to build
...
 the 'perfect widget' ended up shooting
themselves in the foot more likely
...
 than not, all in the name of securing some perceived
competitive advantage.
...
 In Coleco's case, the results were disastrous. 

...
  -Ron Mitchell 
Wasn't the Colecovision built entirely out of "standard" parts, unlike
the other systems of the day?

Matt Pritchard
graphics_grunt@ensemble_studios