[Sandy G]

We ran into the same stuff end of the 90s-early Aughts when a bunch of the '80s swoopy-hi-tech gizmos' super-duper monitors started bitin' the dust...Big Fun tryin' to find parts for a 15-yr old obsolete "Dedicated" monitor-And a lot of the places we'd bought the stuff from originally had thoughtfully added their own little "Tweaks" so you had to go back to them & buy one at 4-5X the price of a std monitor...An' don't even get me started on Your-A-Peein' stuff...Funky voltages, different scan systems, parts originally sourced from Outer Baluchistan...We had a lot of Swiss & German stuff, & yeah, it IS built somewhat better than our stuff is...And as long as you spend half your production time cleaning & maintaining it like the Krauts or Cheesemeisters do, it prolly won't break down...But if you run it in a "Bop Til You Drop" mode like we did, it WILL take a giant, smelly Crap...And may God have mercy on yr Soul then, boy, if you were the Purchasing Agent who was responsible for keepin' that fancy-pants shyte rollin'...Your-A-Peein's-ESPECIALLY Der Schwiss, DON'T understand the American concept of "Get-R-Done-YESTERDAY, Dammitt !"...And the whole continent of Yoorup goes on Vacation in the summertime...All the Krauts go to France, all the Froggies hop to Der Fodderland..Der Schviss go to the Riviera or Sicily...Rotsa Ruck tryin' to prize a 20 yr old part outta 'em THEN...You'd get to talk to the Assistant Parts Manager, who normally operates the Broom Closet.. Glad THAT part of my life is behind me...(grin)