Jason Willgruber wrote:
> As for the drive with a resistor pack needing to be at the end of the
> cable, I disagree. I had a two-disk system, and both drives were
> identical. I know that, because when I first got the computer, I plugged
> the drives in, turned them on, turned on the expansion box, and turned on
> the computer, and they worked. I tried the drives the other way (switched
> them on the cable), and they still worked.
The Model One was incredibly forgiving about the presence of the
termination pack. I saw them work reliably with the terminator
missing, on the wrong drive, or doubled up. Three was right out.
--
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram_at_cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any
firearms with me. I said "Well, what do you need?" -- Steven Wright
Received on Tue Sep 01 1998 - 18:54:54 BST