Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jim,

> the contacts on the (what? power transistor I think?) sockets to be
> gold plated, so as to give better connection. This being my field
> (electrical connectors) at which I worked for real $$ at the time, I
> knew this to be pure nonsense. In this application, tin or even nickel
> would have worked maybe even better.

I thought tin oxidized over time, and gold didn't...therefore, for
longevity, gold (or now paladium is it?) were preferred?  That is my
understanding as to why edge connectors use gold plated fingers, isn't it?

Regards,

Austin