Yes. Hardware is hard. If you even design… what, a simple led flasher, you will go through several iterations in production based on your purpose (every target audience has an almost endless list of constraints that only become clear after making and failing).

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criddell an hour ago | parent [-]

On of my planned retirement projects has been to make a new TRS-80 Model 100 slab computer and that includes all the software (ie no Linux). It feels like some of the models are good enough that I’m a few hundred dollars in tokens away from a prototype (I’d make a simulator first).

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thenthenthen an hour ago | parent [-]

I mean its really small things, like the screws I bought are slightly out of spec and dont fit perfectly and loosen during shipping. Sure AI can vet for recommended parts and vendors, but what if these are not available ‘in your area’?

	▲	criddell 44 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		That’s a good point and mentioning shipping brings up something I wasn’t thinking of. This is something I’m making for myself, not to sell. For me, the quickest way to turn a labor of love into something you hate is to monetize it.