I HATE ZIP RAM!!!!!!
While trying to work on my A2386SX bridgeboard, I decided to upgrade the 1MB RAM to the max of 8MB.
Found a seller on fleabay with a decent price and ordered the chips.
First, the chips came in an anti-static bag, LOOSE!!!
Spent better part of an hour unbending those delicate, TINY legs. Inserted a chip. Pulled it BACK OUT to straighten several bent pins. Try again. ARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! Back and forth several times!
Finally got them all installed.
What rocket scientist, masochist, engineer decided these would be a good idea for a normal consumer!
Whoever it was should be shot, hung, drawn and quartered, then hung again!!!