> 1. The portable won't accept a 1.44mb disk created with a PowerMac
>but that contains System 6.0.1 (I get the disk with the "X" in it). I
>thought that the drive was a 1.44mb disk.
The Mac Portables did ship with 1.44mb drives, but that doesn't
necessarily mean that's what yours has. I came across one once that had
been replaced with an 800k.
> 3. It will not accept an 800k disk formatted by an SE/30 which
>contains System 6.0.1.
> 4. It *will* accept an 800k installer disk, but it complains that the
>disk contains a "minimal" script file, and that I need a "full" install
>script. Arrrgh...
So you actually get a happy Mac when you insert that disk? Have you
tried a genuine System Tools disk?
Tom Owad
--
Sysop of Caesarville Online
Client software at: <http://home.earthlink.net/~tomowad/>
>Person tries to commit suicide using electric drill. Not fatal,
>significant brain damage. Heirs sue and the award is in the millions.
>Reason, does not say the drill should not be used for surgery.
>Pilot and passenger die in 1947 Piper Cub afer crashing on take off.
>Two fatal, payment over $25,000,000. Reason, no shoulder harnesses.
This may be simply anecdotal, but keeping in mind the other two:
Man (accidently) walks into spinning tail rotor of helicopter... his
family sues because it wasn't placarded that it might be dangerous to
walk into rotating blades...
("Think of it as evolution in action.") :-)
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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Ya know, I sold one of these for about $15 one time, not too long ago,
wait, mine was the ZX81. C'mon guys, let's all sell our computers on ebay!
After we become billionaires, we can buy out microsoft and make Slick Billy
lick our boots! :)
At 10:20 PM 7/21/98 -0500, Doug Yowza wrote:
>For your amusement:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=21496167
>
>-- Doug
>
>
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classic
Safety things...
LP25 gas springs that would die and drop the lid on the unwary head under
it.
Service engineer installing an RL02 in top of a mostly empty 50" cab has
it topple forward and suffers injury. Reason, failed to extend and tighten
anti-tip foot in the front of cab, disk installed against recommendations.
Injuries include fracture and lacerations to leg.
In the greater realm there are some that are near urban legend save for
companies really paid for the frivilous though profitable(for someone)
litigation of the 80s.
Person tries to commit suicide using electric drill. Not fatal, significant
brain damage. Heirs sue and the award is in the millions. Reason, does not
say the drill should not be used for surgery.
Two guys get drunk, decide they need to trim the hedges using gas powered
lawn mower. Non fatal, loss of fingers. Suit paid out of court for 7
digits, reason; didn't say you can't use it for other than mowing lawn
anywhere on the machine. Following years all sorts of blade brakes, kill
switches and labels appear.
Pilot and passenger die in 1947 Piper Cub afer crashing on take off.
Two fatal, payment over $25,000,000. Reason, no shoulder harnesses.
Special note: Private pilot didn't have required valid flight review for
that two year period needed to exercise the privilge of pilot in command.
The pilot did not have the required flight time in the previous 90 days
to exercise the privledge of carrying passengers. The purpose of flight
was commercial photography (private pilot cannot hire out). The plane
was modified illegally and improperly to mount a camara for the purpose of
the flight was the cause of the loss of visibility for the pilot. The FAA
issued in 1978 a directive that all aircraft will have shoulder harnesses
installed. Despite an illegal operation, non complying pilot and aircraft
an excuse was found to force libility on the manufacturer of the plane of
some 40+ years age.
< 1. Discourage third party maintenance.
Least of the worries. Not a competative issue in reality. Cost to repair
was near cost ot manufacuture so they had better be cheap.
< 2. Avoid having the problems caused by the #$%^&* plastic clips on the
< VT100 breaking. Is there a cheap source of 'em for my pile of VT100's
< I've been using bolts and crazy glue and nuts when needed.
That was also a consideration. as time progresed better fasteners, cost
driven elements and producability items would all instigate various
solutions.
Allison
Does anybody have any C64 or VIC-20 peripherals to sell? Please see
message below tag line.
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 17:47:50 EDT
From: Ferock(a)aol.com
To: siconic(a)jasmine.psyber.com
Subject: Vic 20 & Commodore 64
I am looking to buy old peripheral equipment for the Commodore 64 and Vic 20.
If you know anyone that is interested in selling these please e-mail me or
give me a call.
Thanks
Glenn
Ferock(a)aol.com
212-596-9184
Hello, all:
Does anyone have a copy of the Tim Patterson (Seattle Computer Products)
article series from Byte? I belive that it talked about DOS (...or QDOS or
86/DOS...). Thanks.
Rich Cini/WUGNET <nospam_rcini(a)msn.com>
- ClubWin/CW6
- MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
- Preserver of "classic" computers
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The whole movie makes ya wonder about the future of society. Can't a guy
be nice any more without being gay? Annyway, for those who haven't seen
it, a supermodel is frantically stabbing at the numbers on the dial, not
knowing that the thing must be turned. What's a CLI?
>(There's a great scene in In & Out involving a rotary phone... makes
ya
>think about the future of CLI's...)
>
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Well, I made some progess with the Mac Portable today. Although I still
don't know what the Sad Mac code $0F means (all the FAQs that I've read skip
>from $0E to $10).
Here's what I've found:
1. The portable won't accept a 1.44mb disk created with a PowerMac
but that contains System 6.0.1 (I get the disk with the "X" in it). I
thought that the drive was a 1.44mb disk.
2. It will not accept a 400k disk.
3. It will not accept an 800k disk formatted by an SE/30 which
contains System 6.0.1.
4. It *will* accept an 800k installer disk, but it complains that the
disk contains a "minimal" script file, and that I need a "full" install
script. Arrrgh...
Time to hit ftp.apple.com
Rich Cini/WUGNET <nospam_rcini(a)msn.com>
- ClubWin/CW6
- MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
- Preserver of "classic" computers
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I still don't get it. Anyway, while we're on topic, has everyone
heard that the U.S.S. Yorktown's NT system crashed, causing it's
engines to fail and forcing a towboat to pull it back to shore?
The Navy is considering installing more NT systems; they won't install
UNIX due to some protocol, not sure. Check www.osnews.com/news for
the link to the story.
>Do you know what Hello Kitty is?
>If so, amuse yourself with the following...
>
>http://www.sanrio.co.jp/products/notepc/notepc.html
>Ignore the Japanese, what you're intersted in is down a little ways.
>
>When they make one like Ami-chan's got, I'll be interested.
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This is slightly different. It is difficult to see spinning blades,
and people in third world countries who aren't used to helicopters
are known to injure themselves, not noticing them. Especially if this
was the same guy who drilled his brains out :) I assume you've all heard
of the Darwin awards...
>>Person tries to commit suicide using electric drill. Not fatal,
>>significant brain damage. Heirs sue and the award is in the millions.
>>Reason, does not say the drill should not be used for surgery.
>This may be simply anecdotal, but keeping in mind the other two:
>
>Man (accidently) walks into spinning tail rotor of helicopter... his
>family sues because it wasn't placarded that it might be dangerous to
>walk into rotating blades...
>
>("Think of it as evolution in action.") :-)
>
> Megan Gentry
> Former RT-11 Developer
>
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>| Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | Internet (work): gentry zk3.dec.com
|
>| Unix Support Engineering Group | (home): mbg world.std.com
|
>| Compaq Computer Corporation | addresses need '@' in place of ' '
|
>| 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/
|
>| Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler
|
>| (603) 884 1055 | required." - mbg
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