18 Dec
2001
18 Dec
'01
12:10 a.m.
OOOH! I heard that. I recently priced the hardware needed to house a pretty
large FPGA in a BGA on a wirewrap board and found the cost ends up over $1k for
the entire assembly. What's more, the attachment of the socket is quite
permanent, so if you don't like the adapter, too bad.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Franchuk" <bfranchuk(a)jetnet.ab.ca>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 4:55 AM
Subject: Re: MITS 2SIO serial chip?
ajp166 wrote:
The PLCC-84 sockets still cost under $2. I just got a couple last week.
<snip>
Yeah! Like less blood.
Use a bigger FPGA... Thats why hammers come from
small 4oz all
the way to to 10 pounds!
I refuse to use a socket that is more than $10. I like small hammers
- less problems when you hit your thumb.