Destructive charities (was: STAPLES STORES...)

From: John Chris Wren <jcwren_at_jcwren.com>
Date: Sat Feb 16 20:58:44 2002

        I have one question. *WHY*?

        I mean, I think it's entertaining and rewarding to keep the old machines
going for the sake of keeping them running, but to go through all that
trouble simply because it's a "repairable" machine? I don't see the point.

        To me, that's like driving a model-T, and not being able to go on the
expressway because it doesn't go over 40 MPH. And the only reason you're
driving it is because it's "repairable". Not because it's an antique or
collectable, or a family hierloom.

        --John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Tony Duell
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 20:56 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Destructive charities (was: STAPLES STORES...)
>
>
> >
> > Tony Duell wrote:
> >
> > > Sure... But I noticed the '_good_ software'. Presumably that means you
> > > like non-Windows machines :-)
> >
> > Not in all cases , I has a dislike of Red-Hat for example. Why because
>
> Oh, don't get me wrong. I wasn't suggesting that all non-Windows software
> was good...
>
> > your base machine needs a network card for internet access. Guess what,
>
> It does what??? Err, in the UK most people still access the internet via
> a dial-up modem line.
>
> > I got a modem! Linux too is becoming bloatware in the sense you 50,000
>
> It is. Memory is too cheap so people don't bother trying to write good,
> efficient, small, programs any more :-(.
>
> > > As some of you know, I am one of the few poeple to still be using a
> > > _repairable_ PC. Meaning I have schematics, etc for it. And
> meaning that
> > > I know what all the chips really do.
> >
> > Where the heck did you find that? Mind you even with DOC's every new
>
> This PC started out as a true-blue IBM PC/AT. For which I have the
> official TechRefs. It's been hacked (a lot) -- a 486 kludgeboard in place
> of the CPU, extra EPROMS added to patch bits of the BIOS, and so on, but
> it's still fundamentally a PC/AT. And most of the expansion cards use
> good old TTL chips that I can understand...
>
> -tony
>
>
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