Subj : Buying a retro '90s Mac or Amiga
To   : Nightfox
From : Commodore Clifford
Date : Sun Dec 31 2023 16:23:12

On 30 Dec 23  14:35:06 Nightfox wrote...

NN> Also, from what I've heard, it sounds like one concern with older
NN> computers is the possible need for them to be recapped.  I'm okay
NN> with soldering and could probably do that myself, though I might find
NN> someone who could do it better and pay them to do it if needed.. 
NN> Also, I've seen a lot of sellers (on Facebook Marketplace, mainly)
NN> who say they're selling for local pickup only and don't want to ship
NN> because they're concerned about damage in shipping.  It's a bummer,
NN> because I almost never see a retro computer for sale in my area on
NN> Facebook Marketplace.
NN> 
NN> Nightfox --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux  * Origin: Digital Distortion:
NN> digdist.synchro.net (21:1/137) 

To which Commodore Clifford replies...

I'm pretty much an Atari guy, though I do have a handful of other
machines... but for me, it's all pretty much "real hardware or bust". 
I've had some machines go on me, though usually, it's due to some issue
(my building has been hit by lightning twice since I lived here, and each
time it cost me the machine running SFHQ BBS, for example).

I'm not really a big fan of the guys who immediately say "recap" whenever
someone asks what might be wrong with a machine.  I think it's ignorant
to just immediately jump to that conclusion.  I've never had to recap any
of my machines yet, and we're talking about quite a lot.

Not that it's never not needed, just that I think it's probably not
necessary as often as it's recommended.  But YMMV.

Still, I say the best experience is the real thing, every time.

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