[WriteLog] Re: roll your own

Larry D N8KU@longwire.com
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:05:10 +0000


On Thursday 19 September 2002 01:13 am, Jim Forsyth wrote:

> My experience has been that, provided you shop around, buying a ready made
> computer is cheaper than "brewing your own".

No doubt about it. Trying to "build your own cheaper" is like saying you could 
build a car cheaper, by ordering parts and pieces from the J.C.Whitney 
catalog. Heathkits were never cheaper than the manufactured version.

Of course, I do indeed build all my own boxes, because it's fun!

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