----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: Hardware/doc preservatoion, was Re: rarest computers.
> >
> > Tony Duell wrote:
> >
> > > It's easier to preserve the manuals -- if they exist -- though.
> >
> > Some times you must do more than that even. Alot of the newer
> > chips are clones of earlyer chips and the doc's are sparce so you must
> > gp to the orginal docs for quirks and bugs.
>
> Surely I am not the only person who not only keeps every databook I've
> ever owned, but also buys old databooks (I think I have a pre-1970
> Motorola IC databook somewhere -- back then one book covered all ICs
> ;-)).
>
What about the wallcharts , keep those as well - or just cut out the
important bits ?
:>)
Geoff.
> Databooks are _esssential_ if you want to understnad or repair the
hardware!
>
> And sometimes a machine's service manual will assume you've got the docs
> for an older model.
>
> -tony
Received on Thu Aug 05 2004 - 17:54:28 BST