[ILUG] Whatever happened to real computer scientists?

[David]

This thread reminds me of my father's favourite pastime years and years 
ago fixing valve tellys and radios.  Many happy hours were spent 
plundering Smithfield market in Belfast for various mullard  valves ( a 
point each if anyone can remember any other makes or their model 
numbers) and getting values tested and so on.  I can also rembmer him 
and my uncle spending their weekends coaxing all sorts of car and boat 
engines back into life.

Isnt the reality that we now live in a disposable era which I suppose is 
combined with "no user servicable parts inside".

I would guess that the majority of people on this list would know what 
the function of a  network or video card is but how many could say how 
it does it or the combination of components required to make them do 
their stuff.  I again am guessing that in the early days of gadetry they 
were relatively simple, not common and thus spares were not in plentiful 
supply either so if something did bust it either had to be fixed or made.

Of course drawing on someone elses comment if the thing is reparied and 
returned and then blows up in your face we are highly likely to sue the 
reparier for damages!!!

Progress Progress!

Regards

David