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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