1.1 What the group is about
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This article is from the alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt Frequently Asked Questions. It is maintained by Mark Sokos (msokos1@gl.umbc.edu) with many contributions from others.
1.1 What the group is about
This group was formed for the discussion of homebuilt computer hardware, as the name implies. The term "homebuilt" or alternately, "homebrew", refers to the hobby of building electronics at home, generally with a soldering iron or wire wrap. No knowledge or experience is required for posting to this group. Postings may deal with real hardware, or absract concepts, and are not restricted to any specific cpu or architecture. Topics may also include homebuilt peripherals added to existing off the shelf systems, or hardware hacks to existing systems/accessories.
Please note: Unfortunately, the term "homebuilt" causes a great deal of confusion amongst IBM clone builders, which leads to a large number of inappropriate posts on this newsgroup. This group, as a general rule, is not for discussion of IBM related hardware, unless there is some aspect of home built electronics involved, such as connecting your own device to an IBM serial/parallel/game port, etc. or using IBM clone hardware as part of a homebuilt design (non-IBM design). Common IBM clone hardware hacks, such as overclocking and changing the UART chip, are best discussed in one of the IBM related newsgroups. An IBM clone hardware questions pointer is posted frequently on news.answers, and due to its length the information within it will not be repeated here.
Warning: Any post that may be considered an "alt.fix.my.pc" post is likely to draw flames or intentionally misleading advice from the regulars at a.c.h.h. Following such advice for a "fix my PC" type post may be damaging to your computer. You have been warned.
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