15 Jul
1997
15 Jul
'97
2:35 p.m.
Hello there, I run a fileserver that has 2 ST-225 20
meg drives, and 1
NEC
420 meg IDE drive, this system runs 24/7, and has been
running for 2
months
continuous now. My question is what is the life
expectancy of these
drives,
it is often said that the ST-225 series are not
reliable, however they
continue to run strong. also these things run so hot that you can fry an
egg
on it! :)
Where is the heat localized? The logic board gets hot around the bearing
(bushing), but the case itself shouldn't get hot. I'd be worried.
I deal with a *lot* of old systems, and I don't see any more dead ST-225's
than others.
I always keep an ST-225 around, 'cause I *know* it'll go on #2 in the ROM
drive table if I can't locate the listing in the BIOS.
15 Jul
15 Jul
3:10 p.m.
New subject: Keyboard for?
I've got a keyboard labeled "Executive Peripheral Systems" copyright
1982. What makes it strange is the cartridges that plug in. This one
has three cartridges that plug into the keyboard along with some
corresponding overlays to identify the funtion keys. The first
cartridge is labeled "Your Program" and is also labeled "BASIC &
DOS."
The second is "BASIC & DOS" for use with the ApplewriterII, and the
third is "BASIC & DOS" for use with Visicalc. The connector looks like
an RJ-11 telephone connector (with 6 connections.) Anyone know what
this thing is? Thanks.
11:31 p.m.
New subject: Keyboard for?
On Tue, 15 Jul 1997, Marvin wrote:
I've got a keyboard labeled "Executive
Peripheral Systems" copyright
1982. What makes it strange is the cartridges that plug in. This one
has three cartridges that plug into the keyboard along with some
corresponding overlays to identify the funtion keys. The first
cartridge is labeled "Your Program" and is also labeled "BASIC &
DOS."
The second is "BASIC & DOS" for use with the ApplewriterII, and the
third is "BASIC & DOS" for use with Visicalc. The connector looks like
an RJ-11 telephone connector (with 6 connections.) Anyone know what
this thing is? Thanks.
If its for AppleWriter II then my guess would be it was for an Apple ][
and had special keys for making it easier to use Visicalc and perhaps
some editing features for programming in AppleSoft BASIC.
Sam
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