I'd have to agree with Russ on this one. I'm not quite as old (I was -2 in 1962) but I can remember several of the panics created by new fangled technology. Even now with the popularity of surface mount boards there are guys making stencils for the solder paste with laser cutters and kapton sheets. Then fusing the parts in place using toaster ovens or hot plates. Where there is a will there is a way!