OT Troubleshooting: Old computers with modern parts

[woodelf]

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.
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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
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