retr0brite not so right?

[Tony Duell]

[Apple 1, or other rare machines]

> 
> Depends.
> 
> I'd pay more for a working Replica I than a broken original.

I probably wouldn't, but the first thing I would do with broken original 
is lower its value (?) bu repairing it. Of course I would use parts as 
close to the original as I could, and I would document the repairs. But, 
yes, I woudl take a soldering iron to it to get it working again.

While I don;t have an Apple 1 (and don't _pariticuarly_ want one [1]). I 
have 1 or 2 machines that are considerably rarer. And yes, I've replaced 
chips in those where necessary. 

[1] OK, if somebody gave me one, I would accept it with thanks. And I 
would look after it. But if I won the lottery or something (difficult, 
since I don't enter :-)), I would not spend the money on an Apple 1. 
There are many other classic computers I would find more interesting.

-tony