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Re: [LUG] Open source? What's that?

 

Quoting Brad Rogers <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:

On Fri,  5 Feb 2010 13:41:11 +0000
Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Rob,

I wasn't allowed near a soldering iron at the time, I was about 5 or
6 at the time which partially explained it.

I was 17 and working at an electronics company as a prototype wireman,
when I got mine.  Soldering was fairly fundamental to what I did.   :-)

That's good.  Even now I'm pretty useless at soldering.

I wonder if it was true what was suggested on the MicroMen
documentary about putting some Bluetack on the RAM pack solved the
wobble which Sir Clive suggested (according to the documentary at
least).

IIRC, he did say that.  Other ppl I knew used plasticine, gaffer tape, or
put a large elastic band around the whole thing.  Unfortunately, all of
these _could_ fail, causing a lock-up and consequent loss of work.

Ahh, I wonder if there are links between a certain bloated buggy OS that _can_ file and _locks up_ and the early ZX81 RAM packs? :-)

My fix was permanent.   :-)

Yep, I guess that would be pretty permanent.

Rob





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