On Tuesday, November 12, 2002, at 08:00 PM, dan_A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Or just say > the heck with it and replace the analog board. The SE analog board is > identical and by now dirt cheap or free. At the moment, that is true enough. I wouldn't hesitate to use an SE analog(ue) board to revitalize an SE/30 but I would hang onto the suspect one for repair in the future. As anyone who works on older cars will acknowledge, common parts -- especially those that are dirt cheap/free/under-valued -- are the most likely to become scarce because they weren't worth keeping. You suddenly notice that the dealer with whom you were friendly has ceased trading and a lot of parts disappeared into landfill -- the worst examples are when the proprietor dies and those "responsible" for disposing of the estate have no appreciation of its merit. In 1960, Triumph built many thousand times as many Herald 948s as Ferrari built 250s. Nowadays, if you have the money, you can buy a "new old stock" light cluster or trim strip for the Ferrari but for not for the Triumph Herald... It may not be too obvious in the classic Mac world yet but any Lisa owner will have noticed the problem (except for those who can afford Ferrari prices at Sun Remarketing). Today, there are still a few US dealers who will sell you an SE analogue board but it is about one tenth of the number three years ago. The folks who offered second hand compact Mac and Mac II family parts have updated their lists so that the entry level parts are for first generation PowerMacs and late Quadras. In a couple of years time, there will still be older boards for sale on eBay but they will be grottier, heavily used and the capacitors will be cooked; if you live in the UK/Europe like me, you'll probably end up buying dead or dodgy systems for essential spares. Sorry to sound depressing. Phil --- http://www.mandrake.demon.co.uk/Apple/ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:compact.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:compact.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
