(i was reminded of this again)
you know, a lot of things about the electronics industry make sense if you keep in mind that when you request assistance from a vendor they send fae your way
@whitequark✧✦Catherine✦✧ They have only been able to do this recently. In earlier decades, it was impossible due to all the big iron that companies ran.
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