Re: gEDA-user: vertical resistor footprint

[epswint <epswint@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hello!
> Here's a giggle. Were all of you aware that vertical resistor mounts
> were the norm during the early part of the US space program? And never
> mind the fact that it accelerated the semiconductor business to its
> present status.
>   

Didn't they also use a 'ladder' construction, where the resistors were 
used as 'rungs' between two PCBs?  I've seen some boards done that way 
that were extremely dense, but not as tight as SMTs are now.


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