mechanic writes:

On Fri, 2 Mar 2018 04:00:02 -0800 (PST), whisky-dave wrote:

Computers aren't assembled using soldering irons.

Back in Summer 1978 I re-"assembled" the Ferranti F 100-M. Many hours
re-doing the backplane with wire-wrap. It was the medium-scale
integration (think 74xx series) prototype of the F 100-L.

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Alan J. Wylie https://www.wylie.me.uk/

Dance like no-one's watching. / Encrypt like everyone is.
Security is inversely proportional to convenience