OT Troubleshooting: Old computers with modern parts

[Gordon JC Pearce]

woodelf wrote:
> Eric Smith wrote:
> 
>> In general, if you want to build things with state-of-the-art chips,
>> you're going to have to deal with SMT, whether you want to or not.
>>
>>  
>>
> I would rather not. SMT is something my craftmanship can't handle. 
> Mostly I still
> would like to say with 5 volt logic and DIP/PLCC packaging because they 
> are still
> easy to get prototypes PCB's made for them. I am not quite ready to try 
> the 'toaster
> oven' just yet.
> 
>> Eric

Do it the simple, but inelegant way.  6264 CMOS DRAMs and a couple of AA 
batteries.

Gordon.