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От : Michiel van der Vlist 2:280/5555 09 окт 24 12:23:19
К : Dmitry Protasoff 09 окт 24 13:46:01
Тема : Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (278)
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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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