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From: rob@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Robert K Shull)
Subject: Re: Question - Reliability of Mac IIsi logic board
Message-ID: <1991Mar18.191000.11144@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Keywords: mac iisi hardware logic board reliability
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
References: <1991Mar13.005130.23993@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1991 19:10:00 GMT

In article <1991Mar13.005130.23993@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> sci259u@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Gerard Rankin) writes:
>Fine, everything worked OK last night and I'm reasonably satisfied. However I stil have some doubts as to the longer term reliability of the logic board in view of experience. Besides aren't these boards all automatically assembled using surface mount technology and tested? Can anyone reassure me?

There's a big difference between working at the factory and working on arrival.
Imagine the kind of abuse the computer gets in shipping, assuming that the
shippers don't take a dislike to it and do something awful on purpose. I have
a friend who once worked for United Parcel Service. His suggestion was to
treat the package as if it were going to be frozen, then baked, then dropped
to the concrete from a height of 50 feet, then soaked in water overnight.
If it could survive this, it would have a 50/50 chance. He claims this is
only slightly exaggerated (the loaders at his plant used to watch for packages
marked "Fragile" and give them an extra toss).
This is why the dealer is supposed to assemble the machine, and make sure it
boots before turning it over to you. If it doesn't work, they're either
supposed to repair it or replace it.

>
>On a slightly different tack, I have an Apple 13" High Res RGB monitor with a black line about a pixel wide about two thirds of the way down right across the screen. I can't get it to move, change or disappear when I place a window over t or change the screen background. Is this normal?
>
>Gerard
Robert
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Robert K. Shull
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