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REA 16-17 NOR REA 19 NOR REA 21-23 NOR ************ ╘OPIC 16 ╙AT ╧CT 16, 1993 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ [╥┴═╥UNNER] (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ┬128 ═ACHINES ┴QUIRED A ┬-128 AT A LOCAL HAMFEST AND NOW ╔'M WONDERING WHAT TO DO WITH THE BEAST. ╔'M INTERESTED IN THE PIN-MOUNT EXPANSION CONNECTORS ON THE MOTHERBOARD, AND THE GENERAL SOFTWARE/HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY (OR LACK THEREOF). 8 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 16 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙AT ╧CT 16, 1993 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ [╥┴═╥UNNER] (╞ORWARDED) ╘HE FIRST THING THAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU OPEN UP (SHUDDER POOF, THERE GOES THE WARRANTY! :─ ) UNIT IS THE EXPANTION PIN ROWS LABLED; ╨1, ╨6, ╨7, AND ╨9. ╫HAT ARE THESE FOR? ╔'VE GOT THE ╔NNER ╙PACE ┴NTHOLOGY, BUT IT DOSN'T HAVE THE OTHER PINOUTS OR THE EXPLINATIONS FOR THE ABOVE. ╔S THERE ANY HARDWARE LEFT OUT THERE FOR THIS, OR DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT WHERE ╔ COULD GET A SCHEMATIC (FAT CHANCE, ╔ KNOW) OR MANUALS? ╔ HAVE A ╔┼┼┼ HARD DRIVE THAT WORKS WITH IT, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY SOFTWARE FO IT. ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 16 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙UN ╧CT 17, 1993 ═.╥┴╬─┴╠╠2 [═AURICE] (╞ORWARDED) ─ID YOU KNOW THAT INSIDE THAT ┬-128 IS A SOCKET FOR AN 8086 PROOCESSOR? ╬OOW, WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE ├OMMODORE HAD IN MIND WITH THAT SOCKET? ╘HERE IS AALSO ROOM FOR SOME EXTRA RAM. ╨LUS, CHECK OUT THE BUILT-IN ╥╙-232 PORT ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 16 ═ESSAGE 3 ╙UN ╧CT 17, 1993 ├128.╩┬┼┼ (╞ORWARDED) ╔ READ IN ╘╨╒╟ WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE 8088S RUNNING IN THAT SOCKET. ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 16 ═ESSAGE 4 ╘UE ╧CT 19, 1993 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ [╥┴═╥UNNER] (╞ORWARDED) ═AURICE, WHERE DID YOU SEE THAT INFO? ┴ND IS THERE ANY WAY FOR ME TO GET IT? ╩┬┼┼, IS THERE A SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS FOR ╘╨╒╟? ╔ AM VERY INTERESTED IN ANY INFO ON THIS MACHINE. ─OES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE OTHER PIN STRIPS ARE FOR? ╔ FOUND THE EXTRA MEMORY AREA ON THE BOARD AND DECIDED TO SOCKET THEM FOR LATER FORFILMENT. ╬OW ALL ╔ NEED IS THE MEMORY CHIPS, TIME TO GO TO ANOTHER HAMFEST! :) ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 16 ═ESSAGE 5 ╘HU ╧CT 21, 1993 ├128.╩┬┼┼ (╞ORWARDED) >╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ [╥┴═╥UNNER] AT 23:42 ┼─╘ >╩┬┼┼, IS THERE A SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS FOR ╘╨╒╟? ╔ AM VERY INTERESTED IN ANY ╔ WILL POST THE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION IN ├ATEGORY #2 ╘OPIC 3. ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 16 ═ESSAGE 6 ╘HU ╧CT 21, 1993 ═.╥┴╬─┴╠╠2 [═AURICE] (╞ORWARDED) ╙OME OF THE INFO ON THE ┬-128 ╔ GOT FROM THE MANUAL ╔ AVE FOR THE THING. ╨LUS ╔ VERIFIED IT BY OPENING IT UP AND TAKING A PEEK INSIDE. ╞OR A MACHINE FROM THE EARLY 80'S, IT LOOKS LIKE QUITE A SETUP. ╔F YOU SEE ONE OF THESE THINGS CLOSE UP, YOU WOULD NOTICE THAT ├OMMODORE REALLY DID A NICE JOB ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT. ╘HE CASE WAS WELL BUILT AND DOESN'T HAVE A CHEAP LOOK TO IT. ╫HEN YOU PICK UP AN ┴MIGA 500, IT FEELS KINDA FLIMSY AND CHEAP. ┬UT NOT SO WITH THE ┬-128. ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 16 ═ESSAGE 7 ╞RI ╧CT 22, 1993 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ [╥┴═╥UNNER] (╞ORWARDED) ═AURICE, IS THE MANUAL TYPICAL OF THE TYPE ├OMMODORE PUT OUT, OR DID THEY HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THE MACHINE OTHER THAN HOW TO PLUG IT IN AND WHERE TO FIND THE "╞" KEYS? ─ID THEY GET INTO THE 'NUTS AND BOLTS' OF IT? ┴S TO WHAT THE PINS IN ╨9 ARE? ┴ND ╨1 AS WELL? ─OES YOUR MANUAL HAVE A ╔╙╨╬ NUMBER FOR ORDERING OR CROSS REFERENCING? ╔ HAVE GLEANED WHAT INFOMATION ╔ COULD FROM THE INNER SPACE ANTHOLOGY THAT ╔'VE GOT, BUT IT STOPS SHORT OF THE KIND OF INFO ╔ WOULD NEED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND MY NEW AQUISITION, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO IT. ╔ AGREE THAT IT'S WELL BUILT, ╔ HAD TO REPAIR IT. ╔T CAME TO ME (FOR 5$) WITH NO ┴├ CONNECTOR AND THEN IT HAD NO DISPLAY. ╘HE FACTORY CHANGE THAT WAS MADE TO QUELL ╥╞╔ HAD COME LOSE AND DIDN'T SUPPLY VOLTAGE TO THE DISPLAY SECTION. ┴FTER THAT ╔ WAS ABLE TO SEE THE 'UNDER SDE' OF THE BOARD, AND HOW THEY BUILT IT. ╔ COULD TRACE THE CURCUIT AND SEE WHAT IS WHAT AND WHERE, BUT ╔ DON'T HAVE THE TIME SO IT WOULD SIT LIKE A PAPER WEIGHT, AND ╔ CAN'T HAVE THAT EITHER. ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 16 ═ESSAGE 8 ╙AT ╧CT 23, 1993 ═.╥┴╬─┴╠╠2 [═AURICE] (╞ORWARDED) ╘HE COMPUTER AND MANUALS THAT ╔ HAVE ARE AT MY SHOP. ╔'LL TRY TO REMEMBER TO GRAB THEM AND BRING THEM HOME SO THAT ╔ CAN DESCRIBE THEM A LITTLE BETTER THE NEXT TIME ╔ LOG ON. ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 17 ╞RI ─EC 24, 1993 ╞.╫╔╠╙╧╬4 (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ╔ NEED HELP WITH ┴ ╙TAR ╙╟-10├ ╔F ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ╙TAR ╙╟-10├ OR THE ╙╠-10├ PLEASE LET ME KNOW. 0 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL ************ 4 ú ************ ╘OPIC 19 ╞RI ─EC 17, 1993 ╥.╨┴╘┼╥╬╧╙╘2 [╥AY] (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ╨ANASONIC HELP ╚ELP FOR A ╨ANASONIC PRINTER OWNER.... 3 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 19 ═ESSAGE 1 ╞RI ─EC 17, 1993 ╥.╨┴╘┼╥╬╧╙╘2 [╥AY] (╞ORWARDED) ╔ DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE CORRECT PLACE FOR THIS OR NOT, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THE APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR IT. ╔F IT IS OFF TOPIC, ╔'M SURE SOMEONE WILL LET ME KNOW...... ╔ RECENTLY AQUIRED A ╨ANASONIC 1124 PRINTER AND NEED THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND THE FRONT FLIP DOOR FOR IT. ├OULD SOMEONE PLEASE POST THE ADDRESS + PHONE NUMBER OF THE NEAREST ╨ANASONIC SERVICE CENTER TO THE STATE OF ╠OUISIANA SO ╔ CAN ORDER THESE TWO ITEMS? ╘HANKS IN ADVANCE..... ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 19 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙AT ─EC 18, 1993 ├┬═-═┴╥╦ (╞ORWARDED) ╨ANASONIC'S TECHNICAL SUPPORT NUMBER IS: 1-800-222-0584 ╘HEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THE INFO YOU NEED. ╘HE PHONE NUMBER IS FROM THE MANUAL OF MY 1091 SO THERE *IS* A CHANCE IT MAY HAVE CHANGED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. ╫ORTH A TRY THOUGH ;) ~~═ARK~~ ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 19 ═ESSAGE 3 ╘UE ─EC 21, 1993 ╥.╨┴╘┼╥╬╧╙╘2 [╥AY] (╞ORWARDED) ╫HAT A COINCIDENCE; THE SAME NUMBER IS IN THE MANUAL TO MY 1091 PRINTER AS WELL :-) (╔ WAS CALLING THE VARIOUS SERVICE CENTER NUMBERS ON THE GREEN INSERT.) ------------ 4 ú ************ ╘OPIC 21 ╙UN ╬OV 28, 1993 ╥.┬╧┘╠┼╙2 (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: OLD 1700 REU GET RECTANGULAR CONTROLLER CHIP TO RECOGNISE 5512K HAVE MADE ALL MODIFICATIONS BUT ╔ AM TOLD SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO BOARD TO BOARD FOR IT TO RECOGNISE 512K. 3 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 21 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙UN ╬OV 28, 1993 ╥.┬╧┘╠┼╙2 (╞ORWARDED) NEED FINAL MODIFICATION TO CONTROLLER CHIP FOR IT TO RECOGNISE 512K ALL OTHER CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE. 1700 REU HAS RECTANGULAR CONTROLLER CHIP. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ╔ HAVE ACCESSED THIS AREA AAND AM NOT SURE OF PROCEEDURE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 21 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙UN ╬OV 28, 1993 ╥.─┴┘ (╞ORWARDED) ┘OU JUST HAVE TO CUT A TRACE ON IT. ╔ WOULD HAVE TO SEE ONE TO KNOW WERE. ┬UT ╔ THINK IT'S RIGHT BY WERE YOU PLUG IT IN. ╔T'S SO THE ╥┼├ CHIP WILL KNOW IF IF HAS 1 BY 64K CHIPS OR 1 BY 256K CHIPS. ├UT IS FOR 1 BY 256K CHIPS TO BE 256K OR 512K OR EVEN UP TO 2 MEGS. ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 21 ═ESSAGE 3 ╘UE ╬OV 30, 1993 ├128.╩┬┼┼ (╞ORWARDED) ╧N THE ╥┼╒ BOARDS THERE ARE TWO PLACES THAT CAN BE CUT. ╘HE 128/512╦ JUMPER NEAR THE EDGE CONNECTOR OR THE TRACE ON THE BACK OF THE BOARD. ╘HE ONE ON THE BACK IS EASY TO FIND, IT SAYS "CUT 512K" ╔F YOU NEED ANY MORE HELP LET US KNOW. ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 22 ╙UN ╙EP 05, 1993 ═.╙┼┴┬╥╒═ (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: 1541 ╚ARDWARE PROBLEM. ╔ HAVE A 1541 THAT ╙╨╔╬╙ OCCANSIONALLY WHEN LOADING A PROGRAM. 3 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 22 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙UN ╙EP 05, 1993 ═.╙┼┴┬╥╒═ (╞ORWARDED) ╔ RUN A ┬┬╙. ╥ECENTLY, ╔ PURCHASED A 1702 ├╧LOR ═ONITOR, 1541 DISK DRIVE, AND ├OMMODORE 64 COMPUTER. ╨RIOR TO MY PURCHASE OF THIS HARDWARE, THE PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST. ╘HE PROBLEM BEING THE 1541 THAT ╔ RUN MY ┬┬╙ WITH WILL NOT LOAD THE ═┴╔╬ ┬┬╙ PROGRAM BACK INTO MEMORY. ╘HE ═┴╔╬ ┬┬╙ PROGRAM IS ON DRIVE 8 AND DRIVE 8 IS A 1541. ╔ ALSO USE A 1541╔╔ WHERE THE MODULES OR EXTERNAL PROGRAMS ARE KEPT AND ALSO A ├128─. ╫HEN ╔ PURCHASED THE HARDWARE, ╔ SAT THE REGULAR ├64 ON TOP OF MY ├OMMODORE 128─. ╔ USE THE ├OMMODORE 64, 1541(NOT THE ONE USED TO RUN THE ┬┬╙), AND THE 1702 ═ONITOR FOR MY PERSONAL USE. ╘HE 1702 AND 1541(PERSONAL USE) IS SITTING ON TOP OF MY COLOR TELEVISON THAT ╔ USE FOR THE ┬┬╙. ─O ╔ HAVE TO USE SOMETHING TO SEPERATE THE EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE? ╘HE REASON ╔'M ASKING IS SOMETIMES THE ┬┬╙ WILL ATTEMPT TO LOAD THE ═┴╔╬ ╨╥╧╟╥┴═ BACK INTO MEMORY AND MY 1541 JUST ╙╨╔╬╙.. ╘HERE'S NO ERROR MESSAGES.. ╘HE PROBLEM DON'T OCCUR WHEN ╔ LOG ON IN LOCAL MODE. ╘HEY HAPPEN PERIODICALLY. ╫HY? ┴NY SUGGESTIONS? ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 22 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙UN ╙EP 05, 1993 ├128.╩┬┼┼ (╞ORWARDED) ─ISK DRIVES WILL BE DIRECTLY EFFECTED IF THEY ARE KEPT TOO CLOSE TO MONITORS OR ╘╓S. ┴LSO, THE OLD ├-64S AND FLAT ├-128S PRODUCE A LARGE AMOUNT OF ┼═╔, ╔ IMAGINE HAVING YOUR ├-64 ON TOP OF YOUR ├-128─ IS NOT DOING EITHER VERY MUCH GOOD. ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 22 ═ESSAGE 3 ═ON ╙EP 06, 1993 ═.├╧╠╫┼╠╠1 [═ATT═AN] (╞ORWARDED) ╚AVE YOU CLEANED THE DRIVES HEADS? ╔S THE DRIVE OUT OF ALIGNMENT? ─O YOU HAVE A FASTLOAD PLUGED IN? ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 23 ╙UN ╙EP 05, 1993 ┬.╟┴╬╬1 (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: 1571 WON'T READ AT ALL ┬RENDA'S 1571 PROBLEMS :) 8 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙UN ╙EP 05, 1993 ┬.╟┴╬╬1 (╞ORWARDED) ╔ HAVE A 1571 THAT REFUSES TO READ A DISK. ╔T JUST GIVES READ ERRORS ON TRACK 18. ╔ HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A REPAIR PERSON, AND HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH IT. ╚E THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE ELECTRONIC. ╔ PERSONALLY DO NOT TRUST THIS PERSON'S ABILITIES, THOUGH. ┴NY IDEAS? ┬RENDA ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 2 ═ON ╙EP 06, 1993 ═.├╧╠╫┼╠╠1 [═ATT═AN] (╞ORWARDED) ╔T WONT READ TRACK 18... ╔'M NOT THAT FIMULAR WITH REPAIRING 1571'S. ╔F IT WAS A 41, ╔'D HAVE A CHART THAT WOULD LIST POSSIBLE CHIPS TO CHECK. ─O YOU DO REGLAR MAINTENCE ON IT? ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 3 ╫ED ╙EP 08, 1993 ┬.╟┴╬╬1 (╞ORWARDED) ╬O, ╔ HAVE DONE NO MAINTENANCE ON IT :╪ ╔T IS RARELY USED. ╔ GOT IT USED. ┬RENDA ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 4 ═ON ╙EP 13, 1993 ┬.╟┴╬╬1 (╞ORWARDED) ═ORE INFO ON 1571 THAT WON'T READ... TRIED THE PD PRG MULTIALIGN ON IT, ╔T REPORTS WHAT IS READ FROM THE DRIVE AND WHAT IT IS TRYING TO READ. ╔ HAD THE DRIVE OPEN... ╔ CAN SEE THE HEAD MOVING, BUT NOTHING IS PRINTD AS BEING READ FROM THE DRIVE. ╘HE PROGRAM IS SUPPOSED TO SHOW TRACK AND SECTOR BEING READ, BUT THIS AREA IS BLANK. (╟OT 2 OTHER 1571S TO MENTION, BUT HOLDING THEM OFF SO THIS DOESN'T GET TOO CONFUSING :) ) ┬RENDA ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 5 ═ON ╙EP 13, 1993 ├128.╩┬┼┼ (╞ORWARDED) ╫HERE THE LEVEL PUSHES DOWN ON THE ARM THAT HOLDS THE HEAD, THERE IS A PIECE OF TAPE. ╘RY PUTTING ╧╬┼ PIECE OF THIN TAPE ON TOP OF THAT. ├OMMODORE ╘ECH ╘OPICS TALKS ABOUT CUTTING THIS AND THAT SPRING TO PUSH THE HEAD DOWN ETC ETC ... ╔ SOMETIMES FOUND THIS A ACCEPTABLE SHORT TERM SOLUTION UNTIL ╔ JUNKED THE DRIVE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 6 ═ON ╙EP 13, 1993 ├┬═-┼─ [E.G.BELL] (╞ORWARDED) ═Y 1571 STARTED GIVING ME EXTREME PROBLEMS. ╔ HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT SEVERAL YEARS PREVIOUSLY, AND IT COST $150+ TO GET A NEW MECHANISM FOR IT, SO WHEN THINGS HAPPENED AGAIN, ╔ FEARED THE WORST, AND STARTED ASKING FOR SOLUTIONS FROM USERS ON ╟┼NIE. ╔N THE END, ╔ HAD TO GO OUT AND BUY ANOTHER 1571 FROM A LOCAL USER BECAUSE WE HAD A CRITICAL NEED FOR PROGRAMS ON MY 5.25 DISKS. ┴FTER ╔ HAD A BACKUP, ╔ GOT BOLD. ╔ DISASSEMBLED THE DRIVE TO SEE IF ╔ COULD SEE ANYTHING LOOSE, ETC. ╔'M NOT A TECH, SO IT WAS PRETTY MUCH JUST POKING AND PECKING AROUND INSIDE THE DRIVE. ╚OWEVER, ╔ GOT EVEN BOLDER, AND TOTALLY DISASSEMBLED THE R/W HEAD ASSEMBLY.... REMOVED THE TOP HEAD FROM THE ASSEMBLY. ╔ GOT SOME ALCOHOL, AND WITH MY FINGER, RUBBED THE READ/WRITE SURFACE OF BOTH HEADS VIGOROUSLY, THEN REASSEMBLED. ─URING REASSEMBLY, ╔ WAS KIND OF CONCERNED THAT THE FIT WAS NOT WHAT ╔ CONSIDERED A PRECISION FIT... IT SEEMED THERE WAS 'SLOP', AND ALIGNMENT WAS A CONCERN, BUT ╔ PUT IT ALL BACK TOGETHER ANYWAY. ╔ REASONED THAT IT DID NOT WORK ANYWAY, SO WHAT DID ╔ HAVE TO LOSE. ╔N THE END, IT WORKED, AND HAS WORKED EVER SINCE. ╔'M KIND OF MORE PLEASED WITH THIS BECAUSE ╔ HAVE NEVER BEEN TOO COMFORTABLE WITH THOSE ABRASIVE CLEANER DISKS ANYWAY.... BUT IN THE END, IT WAS THE FACT THAT ╔ WAS GOING TO HAVE TO GET SERVICE OR TRASH THE DRIVE THAT MADE ME BOLD ENOUGH TO GO IN AND DO WHAT ╔ DID, AND IT DID THE TRICK. ╔T MAY NOT BE THE SAME AS THE PROBLEM YOU ARE HAVING. ═INE JUST WOULD NOT READ THE BACK SIDE OF THE DISK. ┬UT IF THE DRIVE IS NOT WORKING, WHEN YOU GET TO THE POINT THAT YOU ARE READY TO PAY SOMEONE TO FIX IT, OR TO TOSS IT, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THIS. ┼VEN NOW ╔ FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT WORKED, BUT THE DRIVE IS STILL CHUGGING AND THAT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO. ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 7 ╙UN ╧CT 17, 1993 ┬.╟┴╬╬1 (╞ORWARDED) ┴BOUT THE TAPE ON THE DRIVE... ╔ DID SEE A LITTLE PIECE OF TAPE WHERE ╩BEE MENTIONED... ┬UT THE REPAIR PERSON ╔ TOOK IT TOO HAD LEFT TAPE IN THERE. ╔ DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, SO ╔ PULLED IT OUT. ╫HAT IS IT THERE FOR? ╙OMEONE ALSO TOLD ME TO CHECK A PIVOT ARM THAT IS SUPPOSED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY WHEN A DISK IS INSERTED. ╔ CAN'T TELL WHERE THIS PIVOT ARM IS. ╫HAT IS "├OMMODORE ╘ECH ╘OPICS"? ┬RENDA ------------ ├ATEGORY 4, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 8 ╙UN ╧CT 17, 1993 ├128.╩┬┼┼ (╞ORWARDED) ╘ECH ╘OPICS ARE UPDATES TO THE ├= REPAIR MANUALS. ╟RAPEVINE SELLS THEM OR RENTS THEM. ╘HE TAPE GOES ON THE FLAT PART OF THE PLATE UNDER THE ARM THAT PUSHES THAT PLATE DOWN TO PUSH THE DRIVE HEAD ONTO THE MEDIA. ------------ 4 ú