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		jeffbee on March 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Atari Transputer Workstation The rework on the graphics card is killing me. That it was more economical to patch over circuit board design flaws with manual soldering than to re-spin a second revision of the board surprises me.

buescher on March 18, 2021 [–]

A board spin used to be orders of magnitude more expensive in both time and money than it is now, and this was a very low volume application.

jasomill on March 18, 2021 | [–]

That, and bodges can be easily applied to already-assembled boards in inventory, repair centers, and the field.

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