From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 16/12/2025 20:40, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:43:05 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 16/12/2025 06:50, c186282 wrote:   
   >>> On 12/15/25 12:49, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >>>> On 15/12/2025 06:55, c186282 wrote:   
   >>>>> In his app, does he even NEED "real time" ?   
   >>>>>     "Close Enough" may be Good Enough perhaps.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> No,m I get a report every two hours   
   >>>   
   >>>     So seven milliseconds is CRITICAL obviously   
   >>>   
   >> LOL   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>>> I did design my own PCBs   
   >>>   
   >>>     I've done a number from scratch ... photo-masks,   
   >>>     evil chemicals, the whole bit.   
   >>>   
   >> It was cheaper to send the files to china than buy the kit..   
   >   
   > I wish I had that option back in the '70s. Doing the art work, creating   
   > the silk screens, etching, and drilling was a pain in the ass. Fortunately   
   > I hired an older woman who knew more about the etching part than I did and   
   > a lesbian who was happy to stand in front of a Bridgeport punching holes.   
   > I got funny looks from the management since it was an all male shop except   
   > for the front office but they weren't DEI hires. They were the best   
   > candidates for the positions.   
      
   Back in the 1970s I worked for companies that could pay the rates for   
   commercial prototypes.   
      
   But I built it all on pegboard first.   
      
   --   
   For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the   
   very definition of slavery.   
      
   Jonathan Swift   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)