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- From: neilo@m140.aone.net.au (Neil O'Rourke)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: What NEW Amigas SHOULD have
- Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1996 23:43:10 +1000
- Organization: Customer of Access One Pty Ltd., Melbourne, Australia
- Message-ID: <neilo-0102962343100001@d2-1.cpe.maroochydore.aone.net.au>
- References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960122185550.12014B-100000@ns1> <4e2kpu$46k@ccub.wlv.ac.uk> <Pine.SOL.3.91.960123192342.13863D-100000@ns1> <850.6597T896T2877@mailbox.swipnet.se> <DLqqq4.5KF@cf.ac.uk>
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- In article <DLqqq4.5KF@cf.ac.uk>, K.E.W.Thacker@cs.cf.ac.uk (K E W
- Thacker) wrote:
-
- > In article <850.6597T896T2877@mailbox.swipnet.se>,
- kjell.brunlid@mailbox.swipnet.se (Niklas Brunlid) writes:
- > |>
- > |> In article "Re: What NEW Amigas SHOULD have" StarBlazer said:
- > |>
- > |> >On 23 Jan 1996, G.Nath wrote:
- > |>
- > |> >> A disk drive that doesn`t "click" continuosly when empty :)
- > |> >>
- > |> >>
- > |> >> GVN
- > |> >> --
- > |> >Agreed!!!!
- > |>
- > |> 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).
- >
- > 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.
- >
- > Kev
-
- Come on, guys! There have been no-click utilities since day 2 of the Amiga!
-
- Neil O'Rourke
- neilo@m140.aone.net.au
-
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