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"Interesting History" is just before your own time (of sentience). I would consider rebuilding 1972 computer a worthy task. But not some 1990 beige box from Chi
by timonoko 5y ago
"Interesting History" is just before your own time (of sentience). I would consider rebuilding 1972 computer a worthy task. But not some 1990 beige box from China.
- hulitu 5y agoWhy not "some 1990 beige box from China" ? Do you think this is not interesting enough ? An 1972 computer is more mecanically challenging . And finding ICs could also be challenging because some are not produced anymore at least in the west. Finding SW is also a challenge. In the end is a question of mostly time and component availability.
- timonoko 5y agoI just threw 1988 turbo-button computer into garbage. I kept in the closet for 30 years, because it was not mine, and I excepted the owner will come any time and collect it. Now he is dead and I do not believe in ghosts.
- jazzyjackson 5y agodoing your part. the only reason any vintage computer becomes valuable is that most of them get tossed in the trash. the kids in the year 2076 are going to love turbo buttons. Chinese factories manufacturing parts for American computers, who could imagine!
- toast0 5y agoThere's people who are looking for that kind of stuff. If it's not too late, it would be worth posting it for free (or whatever) on your favorite local market.
- NoGravitas 5y agoI kind of wish I had my 1990 beige box, even though it was a hunk of junk even for the time.
- timonoko 5y agoIt was the worst of times. You needed at least 50 Mhz to play MP3-files. Only rich people could afford that. And couple of years later you wanted to play DIVX-files and you needed 300 Mhz.
- FullyFunctional 5y agoMy recollection doesn't agree with you. It was a stretch for a 300 MHz Celeron to play an MP2 (not even MP3) - I was an early adopter as I hated all the analog degrading.
- NoGravitas 5y agoI later had a 486-66, and it would only play MP3 files if they were 64kbps or lower (or 128kbps mono).