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Ironically, that was when computers would come with schematics and repair manuals.
by mastax 6y ago
Ironically, that was when computers would come with schematics and repair manuals.
- mr_toad 6y agoThat was partly because it was cheaper to upgrade some old parts than buy a whole new machine. You could squeeze an extra couple of years out of a machine with a CPU or GPU upgrade. Replacing broken parts was less common. No one really expected to just maintain the machine to the same specs for several years.