Subj : Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (278)
To   : Dmitry Protasoff
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Wed Oct 09 2024 12:23:19

Hello Dmitry,

On Wednesday October 09 2024 00:35, you wrote to me:

 MV>> There are limits to what can reasonably be preserved. One can
 MV>> display the old devices but to make them run again often requires
 MV>> an anvironment that is just gone and can not be recovered within
 MV>> the limits of reasonable effort.

 DP> Nowadays, you can buy a $1k modem for just $10. It's a very cheap
 DP> hobby, costing less than an evening at the average pub.

I wouldn't know, I have stopped going to pubs over two decades ago when my regular place turned into a fancy restaurant. But I was talking about the limits one meets when making these museum pieces RUN again instead of just collecting them.

 MV>> interesting. But these century old trains will never bring people
 MV>> from A to B again. Recreating the environment in which they could
 MV>> function is just not doable any more. And letting them run on the
 MV>> tracks in use

 DP> There are still places on this planet where you can travel from A to B
 DP> on a steam-powered train - I've done it myself. Some museums can
 DP> afford to maintain them.

I know. I even know a place here in The Netherlands where such a steam powered trains run on a dedicated track a couple of km long. But that is just one small train against the many dozens that are on static display in the museum.

 MV>> now interferes too much with current railroad operating practice.
 MV>> So we will just have to satisfy ourselves with the static display
 MV>> of these antique jewels of technology.

 DP> What about century-old planes at air shows?

Here we have the Dutch Dakota Association. They have two Dakotas that still fly. A third one crashed a decade ago and was lost.

I didn't say it was totally impossible, but I said there are limits. John Travolta's 707 will probably never fly again. Same for the Space Shuttle.

And now I am done with this thread. I do not have the means, the time or the drive to create or emulate an environment in which I can make Fido over modem work again. We are getting of topic anyway. So AFAIAC: EOT.


Cheers, Michiel

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