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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Re: Further news on our 750's rev 7
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Date: Sat, 1-Jun-85 20:52:34 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun  1 20:52:34 1985
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> Every time you remove and insert a board, you are taking away some of your
> computer's lifespan.  In general, machines that get fooled with a lot
> break more than those just left alone; this applies to everything from
> PCs to big mainframes.

Believe me, I'm aware of this.  But a machine that isn't working has a
useful lifespan of zero unless it gets fixed.  Reseating the boards is
generally a very effective way of curing obscure bus ailments.
-- 
				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
				{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry