Re: How to care for an old computer?

[et472@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Michael Black)]

Michael J. Mahon (mjmahon@aol.com) writes:
> 
> Power supplies are certainly the most likely things to fail, but they
> are easily replaceable, since more modern equivalents will always
> exist that could easily fit within the original box if desired.  And,
> old ones can be repaired, too.
> 
It is easy to replace the function of a power supply, and even
many of the parts inside will be replaceable.

I'd be most worried about the floppy drives.  Being mechanical,
they actually have something to wear out.  I've never had one fail
on me, but over the years I've taken in many old computers and there
have been drives that didn't work.  To compound this problem, the
Apple drives were not standard, so there is a smaller pool to pull 
replacements from. 

   Michael