Quothe Carlos Murillo, from writings of Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 11:00:02PM -0400:
> Hmmm... I had a 547 (I think that was the number). I *liked* it.
> Big. Heavy. Beautifully built. Silver solder, porcelain standoffs,
> gold-plated switches. Reliable.
Yes, they're true works of art, and the preservation of them will
hopefully, one day, convince engineers to go back to designing useful
equipment that's pleasant to use, user-repairable, well documented and
lasts for many decades if properly maintained. Alas, most engineers
these days are less interested in engineering than they are in being
good little corporate 'droids who design poorly designed rubbish to
make their company's management 'droids happy and appease other
cow-orkers who do the same.
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