6 Nov
2001
6 Nov
'01
11:19 a.m.
see below, plz.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: Stacking Apple ][ stuff
Yes, Sellam, but you've clearly had your head wedged where the sun doesn't
shine
for much of that time and haven't a clue what you've really observed, if
anything, else you'd know better than making an inane statement like that. I
don't doubt you're experienced "highly" as we're all acquainted with
your
attitude about recreational chemicals. It doesn't, you may be assured,
contribute to the credibility of your claims.
On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
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Until you're prepared to show me that my observations made over the past few
weeks are incorrect, i.e. that no diskette damage occurs, (this happens with
APPLE][+ drives AND with the APPLE-][e)
The monitor seems to interact with the drives
when the monitor is
turned on. It depends, I suppose, on the monitor, but I've got the
IIe with the dual drive box between it and the color monitor and from
time to time, e.g. when I turn on the monitor while the computer has
been powered up but the monitor has been powered down, e.g. when I go
upstairs to get a sandwich or answer the doorbell, the drive runs up
and the diskette is partially unreadable afterward.
</PARAGRAPH CONTAINING
FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENTS>
Didn't you just get finished telling us in the last 10 messages on this
topic that you threw out all your Apple ]'s???
What I wrote was that I'm tossing the things once I get the FOCAL source and
DOCUMENTATION into a form that can be distributed conveniently. Just to P*SS
you off, I may put 'em on eBay, though. There aren't any parts worth salvaging,
though most are socketed.
I'm told by more experienced Apple owners
that it's a good idea to (a)
ground the disk drive boxes in the case of the old aluminum-cased
Apple][ drives and (b) put a sheet of grounded ferrous metal between
the monitor and drives. I don't know whether this helps, as I've
simply stopped turning off the monitor when I go away.
I'm a highly experienced Apple ][ user (18 years and counting) and I've
NEVER heard of this. Further, as I've already stated NUMEROUS times,
THERE IS NO TRUTH TO THE ASSANINE RUMORS YOU INSIST ON PROMULGATING HERE!
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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