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Bitstring <[email protected]>, from the
I can recall the rebuilding and restarting of a particular discrete
transistor manufacturing facility, just to make (a few!) replacement
(silicon alloy, iirc) transistors for a particular military program (~10
years after production had quit and the parts were obsolete). Amazing
what you can do with bottomless coffers.
wonderful person Keith said:I remember having to redesign Germanium transistors and dodes out
of several circuits to keep /360s running. It seems someone found
that the only company still making Ge was a garage outfit; scared
the hell out of the PHBs!
I can recall the rebuilding and restarting of a particular discrete
transistor manufacturing facility, just to make (a few!) replacement
(silicon alloy, iirc) transistors for a particular military program (~10
years after production had quit and the parts were obsolete). Amazing
what you can do with bottomless coffers.