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minus-squareoleorun@real.lemmy.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoWe could swap those boards out and in like a fucking NASCAR pit crew.
minus-squarekbotc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoBetween the capacitor plague and the tin whiskers from the phaseout of lead, hardware from that era failed constantly.
minus-squareNatanox@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoWe somehow avoided that, luckily. I had the pleasure of getting sold a cheap power supply though. It was rather fascinating to learn that, indeed, even burning hardware can still provide sufficient power to play games (for a few seconds).
We could swap those boards out and in like a fucking NASCAR pit crew.
Between the capacitor plague and the tin whiskers from the phaseout of lead, hardware from that era failed constantly.
We somehow avoided that, luckily.
I had the pleasure of getting sold a cheap power supply though. It was rather fascinating to learn that, indeed, even burning hardware can still provide sufficient power to play games (for a few seconds).