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- From: jsev@midland.co.nz (John Severinsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: What NEW Amigas SHOULD have
- Date: 28 Jan 1996 04:44:32 GMT
- Organization: Midland Internet Limited, Network Services
- Message-ID: <1191.6601T860T2728@midland.co.nz>
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- On 26-Jan-96 02:25:16 (Msg ID: <DLqqq4.5KF@cf.ac.uk>), K E W Thacker wrote:
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- >|> >> A disk drive that doesn`t "click" continuosly when empty :)
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- >|> >Agreed!!!!
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- >|> Exactly what function does the clicking have? It's not "checking if a disk
- >|> has been inserted", so it must be "I want a disk NOW!"... ?
- >In fact the disk in/out detect only works if the head is stepped (that
- >clicking).
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- >The head must be stepeed, in/out checked before the *drive* can report back
- >that there is not a disk in the drive. I dont mind the click as long as it
- >is not loud. It is all in the official hardware manual.
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- Part of OS2 and above is a little flag which can turn off the drive clicking
- (utilities such as NoClick change the flag). Surely all AT needs to do, is to
- have that set as standard...
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- <tsb>Thor 2.22, 28-Jan-96 14:18:35
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