IBM 5155 analogue display fault

[Vintage Computer Festival]

On Tue, 31 May 2005, Tony Duell wrote:

> > It's the irreversable stuff I don't like - people cutting holes in cases
> > or tracks on PCBs to modify them etc.; reversible things I have no
>
> But PCB tracks can be easily un-cut -- just solder a piece of wire over
> the break. Wire-wrap wire (stripped, of course) is ideal for this.

Tony, I'm calling you out: this is utter and complete bullshit.

You would advocate physically marring a board as "reversible" since you
could "solder a piece of wire over the break", but someone swapping screws
is permanently altering a machine's make-up?

Please tell me you're joking.

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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