On 25/03/2020 16:57, Bret Johnson wrote:
I still have an old Pentium-class machine that I boot up
every once in awhile. I think it has an AMD CPU instead of
Intel, but don't remember for sure. Last time I booted it up
was probably 6 months ago.
The problem with older computers usually isn't the electronic
parts (CPU's and RAM) but rather with the mechanical and
heat-generating parts (disk drives, power supplies, and monitors
-- especially CRT monitors). That may be why my Pentium-class
machine still works -- I rarely even boot it up so the hard
drive doesn't spin very much.
Your question reminds me of one of my old friends, back in
the days before 486's had even come out and all the hubbub was
on the differences between 386DX and 386SX. He was a contractor
doing some work for a large waste disposal company who had a
contract with local law enforcement to incinerate "illegal"
things that had been confiscated. The waste disposal company
had an autoclave to do the incinerating, and needed a computer
setup to automate and monitor the process to guarantee
everything worked like it was supposed to. My friend's job was
to help the waste disposal set up a computer to do that.
Instead of using a "new" computer (with a 386 processor), he
chose to use an older XT clone (with an 8088 processor). His
reasoning when I asked? "An XT is the kind of computer that
won't die all by itself. You have to kill it on purpose."
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And the IBM keyboard was built like a tank - I still have one
stowed away in a cupboard...
Ian
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