vaugue musings...

From: allisonp_at_world.std.com <(allisonp_at_world.std.com)>
Date: Wed Dec 23 07:40:28 1998

On Wed, 23 Dec 1998, Mike wrote:

> Not having an assembly manual for any of the early 8bit kits (altair, imsai,
> etc...) I was wondering about the experiences/success of anyone
> DISassembling one *back* to kit form. Anybody?

You cannot be serious about that. The soldering and board etches are not
always the best quality and desoldering all them holes is a major task
never mind the potential of cooking a soldered in componenet..

I've built three altairs (8800A or earlier) and they were not fun to
assemble but it saved a bundle.

Allison
Received on Wed Dec 23 1998 - 07:40:28 GMT