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On Fri, 24 May 2024 22:56:02 -0400, "Edward Rawde"
<invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>"Mike Monett VE3BTI" <spamme@not.com> wrote in message 
>news:XnsB17CDFBC01F77idtokenpost@135.181.20.170...
>> Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>>
>>>> Insect cruelty. Plus you have to count their tiny feets backwards.
>>>
>>> The only good bugs is dead bugs. ;)
>>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Phil Hobbs
>>
>> The major flaw with dead bugs is you lose the identification of the ic.
>>
>> Six months later, you will have no idea what the circuit is, where the
>> important signals are, or how the circuit works.
>>
>> Many high frequency ic's have a ground tab that must be connected to
>> ground. This is not possible with dead bugs.
>>
>> Often not all of a prototype must be on a copperclad ground plane.
>> Perpheral supporting circuits can be placed on a prototype board, with a
>> section of ground plane mounted on the proto board as needed. This makes
>> mounting test points and input and output signals much easier.
>>
>> Amazon has a large selection of suitable proto boards:
>>
>> https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=prototype+pcb+board
>>
>
>I used to like Speedwire, particularly if I wanted and 8-bit CPU and a bunch 
>of 22V10s.
>But it's no surprise I can barely find any reference to it now.
>
>https://www.google.com/search?&q=speedwire+bicc-vero&tbm=isch
>
>https://www.edn.com/wp-content/uploads/contenteetimes-images-01mdunn-benchtalk-proto4.jpg
>
>>
>> -- 
>> MRM 
>

It's cheap and easy now to make a few double-side or multilayer PCBs
for anything complex.