Date   : Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:53:37 +0000
From   : robert@... (Rob)
Subject: Beeb Cleaner?

On 8 December 2011 01:46, Rick Murray <rick@...> wrote:
>
> Here is one to ponder - you could replace the BASIC ROM in the Beeb you love
> and grew up with, and it would still be the Beeb you love and grew up with.
> Then you could replace the MOS - authentic parts, of course. Then the VIA.
> And so on, piece by piece replacing everything. And there, still, would be
> your cherished Beeb. And on the desk, a pile of bits that would assemble to
> be... your beloved computer... Hang on, what?
> Paradox. Contemplate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

:-)