Repairing core (was Re: How scarce (valuable) is core for the PDP-8?)

From: CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.COM <(CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.COM)>
Date: Mon Apr 19 17:36:51 1999

>Unfortunately, my rant is not going to stop the lame-o's selling it from
>hyping it up as some cool collectable, and it's not going to stop the
>techno-wannabees from buying it to stick on their wall.

Just wanting to point out that "display core" isn't a completely new
phenomenon:

Historically (going back at least 15 years), folks leaving the labs
where I've worked - either retiring or moving on to other jobs - have
been presented with core planes from machines that they worked with
as "going away presents", frequently framed and behind glass. Ah,
the memories!
Received on Mon Apr 19 1999 - 17:36:51 BST