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I think, in this case bricking refers to the new meaning "Doesn't boot any more, requires a reinstall of software".

• mr_toad 2y ago
  In my case it was wiggling the ISA card in an attempt to get it out of the socket bumped the (badly placed) CMOS battery off the motherboard, which required maintenance of the soldering iron variety.
  • Moru 2y ago
    Still not bricking if you can get it running again :-) A bricking event is when the computer is more useful as a doorstop than a work tool.
• skeeter2020 2y ago
  You had everything on cd or floppies - or maybe a zip/jazz drive if you were in school with a fast internet connection - and reinstalled from the OS up. I can't have been the only person who cut out the hologram license key and stored it in the back of my cd binder - or sharpied the keys right on the disk!