Absent physical trauma, core seems pretty durable. The electronics around it may fail but the core planes themselves seem robust. At least that's been my experience. -- Ian
On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Ethan Dicks <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 5:02 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 25,000, Alexandria, Va. > >> Josh Dersch can have one for his home and for work. > > > > Is that a dream price for such a system or realistic? > > Curious myself. They don't come up every day. The description says: > "Last turned on the lights worked but the memory appeared not to > work." I think from posts on similar systems, it could easily be > dirty marginal switch contacts or PSU issues, etc, vs damaged core. > > > I notice the corrosion on the front key. > > I'll happily sell him a clean key for a mere 1%... > > -ethan > -- Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu> Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical Narrative Through a Design Lens Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org> Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org> University of Washington There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
