To be honest, the case is still the original one, but almost every other part has since been replaced. Now, I’ve taken it back to the shop where I bought it 20 years ago and asked them to upgrade the motherboard, CPU, and memory - the last of the original parts.

So, is it still the same computer?

I also like that I can just keep replacing parts on an existing product rather than buying an entirely new device each time. That's exceedingly rare feature these days.

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[–] jjagaimo@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Id consider mobo+cpu swap to be a new computer, and rarely if ever do just a cpu or just a mobo swap. Most other things id consider to just be moving the same build to a new case or an upgrade.

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly, on a Theseus level, this pc still has the same deck, bow and stern, keel etc

It's the same pc

Amazing that everything still fits 20 years later