25 Aug
2002
25 Aug
'02
9:51 a.m.
On Sun, 25 Aug 2002, Tony Duell wrote:
I only put the 64K RAMs in when I got a disk drive (I
wanted to run OS-9
of course). But I put the 512K card in my CoCo 3 almost as soon as I got
it [ Got CoCo 3 shipped from the States, plugged it into a 110V
transformer over here, proved it worked, pulled the cover, fitted a 240V
transformer and the 512K board).
Come on, Tony, isn't it you who's always on about plugging in a machine
and seeing if it turns on being the wrong way to check its operational
state? There could've been any number of forseeable defects which would've
resulted in utter system failure or even fire, that it might have arrived
with from the factory.
Tzk. No harm in being thorough, you know.
ok
r.
ps. smile.
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