@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange I have a ZX Spectrum + in the same situation, it has been sitting there waiting for its surgery for a year or two. It's in perfect mint condition, which is somewhat rare for Spectrums which one typically assumes was used and abused by kids in the 80s. This one was owned by an adult who ran a small business on it. But at some point the "to snip or not to snip" dilemma becomes a choice between it never being used because anti-ergonomic, or butchered and being used even if not 100% original. The latter tends to extend its life.