著者: Joel Roth 日付: To: dng 題目: Re: [DNG] Used *and* free hardware (was: Re: The FSF seems to have
finally sold out)
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!