Subject: Re: Revision K strongarms ...
To: Philip Blundell <pb@nexus.co.uk>
From: Ian Molton <mh120608@cr10m.staffs.ac.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 04/30/1998 13:48:55
On 30 Apr, Philip Blundell <pb@nexus.co.uk> wrote:
> To be fair to Acorn, the bug probably wasn't known at the time they made
> those cards.  I can understand them being a bit reluctant to pick up the
> bill for  Digital having made a mistake with the boards.

> Incidentally, £100+VAT is probably about the same as it would cost you
> to get  the board you have upgraded.  SA110s cost about £40-£50 in small
> quantities  and you might well be able to find somebody with SMT rework
> ability who'd  change the chip for £50 or less.  If all of you who
> suffer from the bug were  to club together and do this then it would
> probably be cheaper still.

> p.

Well, if you can persuade them to lower the price, count me in...

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