[rescue] Re: Help IDing Old Drive

[Joshua Boyd]

On Sat, Mar 20, 2004 at 12:15:48AM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
>   I think the issue is taking a machine out of use simply because 
> someone wants to sell you a newer machine.  As an old friend used to 
> tell me, "upgrading for the sake of upgrading is bogus".  If the old 
> Pr1me system James mentioned is still working, and doing everything it 
> needs to do, why change?

If I was the owner of that prime, I might be worried about how to repair
it.  Of course, if I had a good line on how to get that done reliably,
then why change it?
 
>   Some newer things are better...but newer things aren't better simply 
> by virtue of being newer.

Agreed.