• Re: Intel: Once mighty, n

    From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Cougar428 on Thursday, May 22, 2025 09:00:49
    Cougar428 wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-

    Those were bad times for Dell customers. About the same time, Dell Optiplexes began popping capacitors because of heat buildup. They got really good at swapping out motherboards.

    I remember replacing boards in quite a few GX280's.

    Sounds like you were at a larger shop than me. I worked for
    Computerland and would do factory service calls.

    I worked for a large internet auction site. Not too hard to figure out
    who... :)



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