On 29 Jul 20  22:29:00, Ed Vance said the following to Nick Andre:

EV> I'm a bit more knowledgeable about this here computer stuff that I was
EV> back in 1984 when I bought a Floppy Drive instead of a Cassette Drive when
EV> I got my Commodore 64 pc.

I first got into computing with the Vic 20 and the cassette drive... wrote a 
lot of BASIC programs and some assembler.

EV> When he went to the Parts Store he would buy enough of that component to be
EV> able to fix that faulty TV Set, AND to be able to quickly fix the next bunc
EV> of Sets that would need the same repair job.
EV> 
EV> That sounds like something You would probably do too.

Yes I worked in a shop as part of a larger organization that had to keep a
steady supply of replacement keyboards/touchpads and power supplies for a 
bunch of Dell laptops that were in use at the time. All exact models.

Nick

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