On 1/23/2023 2:28 PM, Chris via cctalk wrote: @ Mike Stein Not everything is criticism. I only corrected a rather obtuse notion about people replacing mechanical drives with solid state ones. Everyone would love to use their original equipment if it was practical. I for 1 have NO luck with floppy disks. Is it my part of the country? Could be.
Would a few people here be willing to share their approaches to their collection?
I'll start. I've collected a variety of mainly DEC, HP, and Apple machines, and have restored or repaired them slowly over time. However, as they fail from now on, I will *not* be doing modern upgrades or repairs. As they die, so shall they be retired or given away.
For me, it's the experience of the original sights, sounds, feels, and yes, emotions of the original hardware that's the inspiration. So, floppy and tape drives all the way for me, as well as original hard drives (Mike, I'm right there with you on the IMIs :). Emulators just don't provide what I'm looking for.
- John Frederick, Maryland
