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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: wire-wrap

2004-04-29 by Roy J. Tellason

On Wednesday 28 April 2004 11:46 pm, Hugh Prescott wrote:
> Actually I believe that the patent holders, Gardner Denver / Cooper
> Industries did produce an automated wire wrap machine years ago.
>
> Was used to WW backplanes for big iron mainframe computer.
>
> Having been in the computer business since 1976 I do recall one of the
> early now long gone micro manufacture that did an S-100 or ??  backplane
> with automated wirewrap.

Got more than one S100 box here,  and it would rather surprise me if one of 
those backplanes got wire-wrapped,  they're that straightforward.  Some of 
the plug-in boards,  on the other hand...

Do you happen to remember what mfr. it was?

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