Transistors...

[Fred Cisin]

> > Jeri Ellsworth built some FETs and simple gates at home -- but she said
> > it took two years to figure out how to make it work, and she needed some
> > equipment (like vacuum chambers) that few people have at home.  It was
> > far from simple.

Jeri (or Tony) might be able to build a PC on a desert island
with nothing but a Victorinox knife, but I can't.


(If I were marooned on a desert island with Jeri, why would I want a PC?)