11/45 progress

[Bob Shannon]

No, I'm implying that HP's very rarely need component level debugging.

It seems your average HP 21MX will have a lot fewer hours on it than an
11/35 or an 11/34.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Duell" <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: 11/45 progress


>> >> Bummer as I have no spare cpu cards. But I guess at this point I still
>> >> don't
>> >
>> > I am going to get you to repair that machine properly -- without 
>> > swapping
>> > boards -- even if I have to get on the next p'lane across the Pond and
>> > show you where to stick your 'scope probe ;-)
>>
>> Here here!
>>
>> And its about time too.
>>
>> Jay's been spoiled working with HP's too long, and the next thing he need 
>> to
>> check is where he's left his o-scope.
>
> I hope you're not implying that HP machines can't be repaired properly
> (to component level) as well. YEs, many HP 'service manuals' were just
> boardswapper guides, but there are unofficial schematics of many HP
> calculators (including desktops) available from Dave Colver at HPCC.
> We've not attacked any minicomputers -- YET!
>
> -tony
>