back ontopic: mac 400k drive.

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Wed Jan 28 07:21:37 1998

At 02:14 AM 1/28/98 +0000, you wrote:
>[Incomplete service manuals]
>
>> Well, those service manuals were originally meant for their _own_
>> service technicians, and they knew damned well that no way in Hell
>> can an entry-level service droid fix those things in the field.
>
>I've met a number of failed servoids who could have fixed any problem
>more complex than the machine being unpluged (I've also met some
>excellent ones who _really_ knew the machine, but alas they're rare).
>
>Perhaps I should have reworded my comments. What I would like is a
>complete _technical_ manual. IBM made the very sensible (IMHO) decision
>of splitting the PC (etc) manuals into the hardware maintenance and
>service (which are board-level repair manuals) and the Techrefs (which
>include schematics, ROM source, and no introductory stuff at all). I have
>only one of the HMS manuals (the AT one - it was thrown in with some

  Tony,

  I have one HM&S for the IBM PC (original PC) and one for the 5100. I can
probably get others for IBMs, let me know what you're looking for.

   Joe
>
Received on Wed Jan 28 1998 - 07:21:37 GMT