Yeah, it has DEFINITELY worked in other contexts. NIM modules and CAMAC modules have been popular instrumentation platforms for experimental physics since the

Yeah, it has DEFINITELY worked in other contexts. NIM modules and CAMAC modules have been popular instrumentation platforms for experimental physics since the 70's and 80's. Of course that's very far from consumer adoption but the concept kinda works. No idea if NIM modules are still in production though! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Instrumentation_Module https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Instrumentation_Module