On Sat, 23 Nov 2002, Philip Pemberton wrote:
> Try googling for "IBM Deathstar" (that is NOT a typo). The Deskstars are
> notorious for poor reliability.
Oh shit.
> IIRC, that's what they do when they start to fail. Get your data backed up
> ASAP. That thing'll be dead in two weeks tops.
It's been doing that for months now. I've had it for a little less than a
year.
> Got a CD or DVD recorder and a stack of blank, good quality (Verbatim
> DatalifePlus SuperAZO) media?
Gawd damn Fry's specials.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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