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I just replaced the last parts on my 20-year-old "PC of Theseus." (lemm.ee)
submitted 4 weeks ago by ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
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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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[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

If we swap a human brain are they still the same person? If you say no a brain makes the person then if you swap a computer's brain it is no longer the same computer. Even windows agrees because if you swap a cpu you must reauthorize your install.

[-] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago

I'm happy to inform everyone, that I'm installing Linux instead

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