[rescue] Re: Re: Sun 3/60

[Robert Novak]

On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Brian Hechinger wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 15, 2001 at 08:33:59PM -0700, Robert Novak wrote:
> > 
> > for use outside Sun Microsystems" sticker on it. The traditional barcode
> > tag on the release push-thingie is handwritten if I recall correctly. I
> 
> wow, handwritten barcode.  that's gotta be hard to do. :)

Well, a lot of "sun barcode" memory has no stripes on the label. On most
VME boards, there's a part number tag on one ear that is normally a
preprinted one. This one had at least one side handwritten

And I always love finding ECO-type trace wiring on a retail product PCB.
Sometimes it's good (snip one wire in an Alinco DJ-V5 HT and you get full
range receive) but sometimes it's just scary.

--Rob (who has a 21143-based ethernet card with a loose IC upside down on
it. Ouch. It seems to be a pre-alpha alpha chip, since it says Protoype on
the chip.) 


Robert Novak, Indyramp Consulting * rnovak at indyramp.com * indyramp.com/~rnovak
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