Re: Turn on Apple to preserve it?

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Simon D. Williams wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Mike Willegal wrote:
>
> > Aside from the issue with the capacitors, keyboards are more likely to 
> > stay in working order with occasional use.  I would not only power on, 
> > but I would attempt some activity that required keyboard input.  Try 
> > playing one of those old text adventure games or write a game in basic 
> > of your own design.
>
>
> So Apple II users are doing a better job of preservation than the 
> collectors... oh the irony!

It has always been so...   ;-)

Anytime I visit a museum with machines, I can't help but think about
the damage done by disuse as opposed to use with good maintenance.

And disuse doesn't provide any incremental indications of failure, which
are easily repaired.  Instead, multiple silent failures occur, rendering
the machine very difficult or even impossible to put in working order.

Make no mistake--museums are tombs, not suspended animation chambers.

-michael

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