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Designed-In Breakages
Authored by: MadTom1999 on Friday, February 15 2013 @ 04:28 AM EST
Indeed - I have a 50Mhz 486 machine from 91 or 92 and that still boots though
it does complain about the cmos battery.

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Designed-In Breakages
Authored by: albert on Friday, February 15 2013 @ 05:25 PM EST
I seem to remember, years ago, when I read that laptops had an 18 month
replacement parts cycle, after which parts might not be available.

I can see how makers would love a 2-year replacement cycle for laptops, which
endure more abuse than any desktop.

Replace vs repair trends have gone on for years. Glued-together electric motors
prevent one from replacing bearings, which are now the single point of failure
for induction motors. Circuit boards are so complex now that it's virtually
impossible to repair them. Socketed parts are as rare as hens teeth. Snap
together cases are almost impossible to open without damaging them, even if you
know the tricks. Lazy engineering is cheap engineering. Cheap to design ==
cheap to build. Obsolescence needn't be planned anymore, it's a feature of the
new paradigm.

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