Enjoyed this ;D
I had an old faulty TV that was left outside for months on the roof (I was living in a big house in London). When Summer came around, we would go up to the roof. One day I wondered about the TV. So we got an extension lead and connected it. From a distance(!) we turned it on. It worked and was no longer faulty! All the rain and fresh air must have done something to help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVphFkaX1gg
So what does he do with it now
Carl2
Curiosity satisfied, for me it would go to the tip ;D
How is it still working :scratch-head:
Electronics can be a lot more hardy than you would think.
Amazing, good vid :thumbsup:
I guess that with the chips the metal is embedded in a slab so it does not corrode. Even corroded exposed lines should still have metal in their core (many years maybe less likely) - so he just needed to clean the connections on the necessary loose fit components.
And he now owns a working relic from the Digital Dinosaur age.
Third and Fourth world countries have far better computing power...
I still have a working Radio Shack Color Computer in my garage somewhere... :scratch-head:
Elon Musk learned to program on a Commodore 64 computer, he wrote some programs and was able to sell them for a lot of money. From there he was able to invest money into other things.
Carl2
Carl,
Yes, I read Elon's early beginnings. He was driven by a passion to do better, make things better, and make money for himself.
Look where that nonsense got him!! :o :D