Re: Anybody got a non-working Lisa (1) to dump?

On Aug 1, 5:14 pm, Chris M <chrism3..._at_email.domain.hidden> wrote:
> HEY LISTEN - AT LEAST THE GUY WAS *KIND* ENOUGH TO SPECIFY A NON-WORKING LISA 1!!! WHY DON'T YOU GIVE SOME CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE!! RPVentures APPARENTLY HAS A HEART AS BIG AS NORWAY...
>

Unfortunately the poster does not seem to feel preservation is important, or how precariously it is achieved. I believe that's why list readers reacted badly. This list is read by people who commit considerable personal time and resources to making sure something will remain of our computing history. A passion for preservation is a rare thing, and the work is difficult, painstaking and frequently thankless in this throw-away world. Anyone who had read this list for any period (or observed the retrocomputing community) would have learned that - and that the request was inappropriate.

> --- On Wed, 7/30/08, Sarah Schrock <sarahstry..._at_email.domain.hidden> wrote:
>
> > From: Sarah Schrock <sarahstry..._at_email.domain.hidden>
> > Subject: Re: Anybody got a non-working Lisa (1) to dump?
> > To: lisalist_at_email.domain.hidden
> > Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 10:20 AM
> > If I had such a Lisa (my personal Holy Grail along with the
> > Unitron Mac512) I would NOT gut or part it out, EVER! What
> > you're suggesting is pure blasphemy. Even non-working
> > Lisa 1 systems have quite a bit of value due to their
> > rarity. It's like parting out a Chrysler Airflow (only
> > three exist in the entire world and Jay Leno has one in his
> > collection) or a Bugatti--UNTHINKABLE!
> > Sally
>
> > "Go ahead, Mac my day" (once a MacAddict, always
> > a MacAddict) :-D
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: RPVentures <Google2..._at_email.domain.hidden>
> > To: LisaList <lisalist_at_email.domain.hidden>
> > Sent: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 1:24 am
> > Subject: Anybody got a non-working Lisa (1) to dump?
>
> > I'm looking for an old Lisa (1) chassis/case to
> > retrofit for a little
> > side project.  Specifically NOT looking for a Lisa-2 or
> > Lisa-2/10 or
> > Macintosh XL.  Just the original Lisa case with 5.25"
> > drive openings
> > for the old "twiggy" drives.  Prefer a
> > non-working unit, since I'm
> > going to gut the insides anyway (I would hate to do that to
> > a working
> > unit).
>
>
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