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$ ./xdtronics --hello
based   Sri Lanka
status  hello, world_

XD TRONICS

Company Manifesto October 9, 2026

Hello, world. Here's why we build hardware in Sri Lanka.

In 1980, Motorola picked Sri Lanka for an electronics plant, then left. Our first post: what XD TRONICS is, why we design, build and stock hardware under one roof, and why we think the country should make more of its own electronics.

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