Need help on old parts??

From: Mzthompson_at_aol.com <(Mzthompson_at_aol.com)>
Date: Thu Sep 7 21:48:13 2000

On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, "R. D. Davis" <rdd_at_smart.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Tony Duell wrote:
> > Oh come on!. There are places for programmable logic, but this sure isn't
> > one of them.
>
> Yes, that's what I think as well.
>
> > One of the rules that I work to when repairing a classic computer is to
> > replace as little as possible (==keep as much of the original stuff as
> > possible). So you repair a PCB rather than replacing it. You replace only
> > the faulty component, not great blocks of logic. Why replace stuff that's
> > working properly?
>
> In addition, those PALs/GALs will most likely fail before the rest of
> the other older components would have failed. It makes no sense to
> replace that which is working properly...

In other words: "IF it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

Mike
Received on Thu Sep 07 2000 - 21:48:13 BST