On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 05:05:30PM +1100, terryc wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:02:16 -0400
> Steve Litt <slitt@???> wrote:
>
> > In other words, these are now museum pieces, not computers. Use them
> > with their original software to do what they did so well back in the
> > day. Drive em around on Sunday afternoon and show them off, but leave
> > the real computers to computers made this century.
>
> Gak, they are the reliable ones.
> Everything later only lasts for a few years and you have to buy another
> round of hardware.

Often hardware is discarded due to failed electrolytic capacitors.

People don't want to pay a couple hundred for a guy
who can spot a bulging can and solder in a new one.

I just got an assortment of electrolytics from amazon for
around $15, 300 pieces!

cheers

--
Joel Roth