From: theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk   
      
   JAB  wrote:   
   > Funai, the last manufacture of video cassette recorders-better known   
   > as VCRs-decided to end production at the end of August, reportedly due   
   > to difficulty of obtaining key components   
   >   
   > http://www.electronics-eetimes.com/news/vcr-era-ends-due-lack-   
   hips-and-demand-0   
      
   Note that the only place 'chips' are mentioned is the headline.  Everyone   
   else says 'components'.  I suspect it's the mechanical parts that are more   
   problematic than the silicon.   
      
   Theo   
      
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