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Re: Apple ][+ gravely ill - seeking assistance :(

Subject: Re: Apple ][+ gravely ill - seeking assistance :(
From: russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew T. Russotto)
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:11:08 -0500
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: DiS(L)organized
References: <483FA5B4.3374.fidoapple@derbycitybbs.com> <HtSdnRPvMMd-Ot3VnZ2dnUVZ_rjinZ2d@comcast.com> <8d835fc6-89bd-45d8-9870-9c6244d76a35@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> <Ur2dnV-2TMUCjd_VnZ2dnUVZ_rjinZ2d@comcast.com>
Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.sys.apple2:762

In article <Ur2dnV-2TMUCjd_VnZ2dnUVZ_rjinZ2d@comcast.com>,
Alex Freed  <alexf@mirrow.com> wrote:
>
>But seriously, why do mask-programmed PROMS fail so often?

My F8 ROM failed.  But it wasn't the silicon; one of the pins
literally rusted off.  I ended up soldering a straight pin to the stub,
because the Apple dealer wanted $75 for the part.
-- 
  There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
  result in a fully-depreciated one.

References:
- Apple ][+ gravely ill - seeking assistance :(
  - From: "N N Thayer" <n.n..thayer@1:124/5009.remove-xtk-this>
- Re: Apple ][+ gravely ill - seeking assistance :(
  - From: "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>
- Re: Apple ][+ gravely ill - seeking assistance :(
  - From: "N.N. Thayer" <nnthayer@hotmail.com>
- Re: Apple ][+ gravely ill - seeking assistance :(
  - From: Alex Freed <alexf@mirrow.com>

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