Date   : Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:52:55 -0600
From   : jules.richardson99@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: Acorn PET and FIT boards

On 02/24/2016 04:59 PM, John wrote:
> Hi
>
> I?ve never seen these, so forgive a potentially silly question ? Acorn PET
> and FIT testing boards ? worth having, and if so has anyone tried to
> replicate their function using modern components?
>
> Are they any kind of substitute for, say, an Oscilloscope or similar test
> equipment? Or are they just giving yes/no answers to inform quality control?

I've got both boards and I've never actually used them - I just picked them 
up back in my "try to obtain an example of everything that Acorn ever made" 
days.

Back in the day I expect they were useful when dealing with high volumes of 
faulty machines, but for the "one offs" more likely encountered by 
enthusiasts these days, I expect traditional fault-finding techniques are 
at least comparable, and often faster.

cheers

Jules