PPS-4...Re: 4004 and IC history / was Re: Vintage computer photogallery

[Dan Roganti]

William Donzelli wrote:
>> Sadly though, it has become uneconomical for most
>> pinball collectors to get these CPU boards repaired and instead use a
>> replacement board which emulates the embedded software.
>>     
>
> Why is this sad? It seems to me that this is a triumph for the vintage
> pinball community. The original parts were going to dry up anyway, so
> apparently someone had the good sense to go ahead and solve the
> problem.
>
>   
It's not sad in all respects, just some, because there's collectors 
which still like to own the original hardware that operated the 
machines, much like us  computer collectors. I would still rebuild these 
occasionally for those die hard collectors. But for the average buyer, 
they don't mind what's inside as long as it plays.

=Dan

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