18 May
2004
18 May
'04
7:26 p.m.
I always admired and respected the true debuggers. I've recently
Me too... One day I might get good enough to become one. I would love to
be able to make some measurements, think about them, and then replace the
one faulty component without any more fuss. Oh well, still a lot to learn.
acquired (and am in the process of acquiring more)
1970s vintage
DEC equipment (PDP-11s, RK05 drives, VT52 teminals, etc). As
is to be expected, some things are showing their age and may need the
level of debugging that you have described in order to determine and
correct their problems. I am going to be learning a lot!
All I can say is 'been there, done that', and I am _still_ learning a
lot. The day I stop learning is the day I am '6 feet under' :-)
-tony