3 Apr
2001
3 Apr
'01
7:40 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 4:21 AM
Subject: Re: UPDATE (was: Re: VAX 6000-400 series and NetBSD, I have
machines)
it
> These are like a meccano set, everything unbolts
pretty well, but
you
> will wind up with a mountain of screws and
washers.
> They suffer from what we used to call in the domestic electronics
> servicing industry 'cousin effect' - the designer had a cousin who
owned
a screw
factory. :^)
Is this related to 'ARDs DECSA Law'? This law, discovered when I was
repairing a DECSA says :
'The lower the importance of a part of the DECSA, the more screws hold in place'.
I would be tempted to agree with that. I just pulled a DEC PC to bits a
couple weeks ago,
and had a similar experience.
Cheers
Geoff