Importance of "original" parts

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Mon Dec 8 10:42:15 1997

<> 99 times out of a 100, I'd prefer to have the "hacked" computer rather
<> than the "original". At least in the minicomputer world, just about ever
<> modificiation is there for a very important purpose - it either fixes
<> a bug in the hardware or adds an actual enhancement. If the modificatio

More true in the micro would where standards were evolving faster that the
the hardware could be made.

<> was absolutely useful at the time it was made - and is something that
<> every sane original owner did - then it's part of the culture of the
<> machine!


The last line is where history resides. Hacks were part of the culture
and remain a legacy.


Allison
Received on Mon Dec 08 1997 - 10:42:15 GMT