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=E2=80=9Csoldering iron=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D

i do remember the fun of changing the baud rate of an async line on the Hone=
ywell level 66 mainframe at college. This required shutting the whole machin=
e down, removing one of the cards, and the (very careful) use of a wire wrap=
 tool.

-Steve