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- From: wnipper@ix.netcom.com(Ken Nipper)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: RamDrive dying?
- Date: 29 Mar 1996 03:14:21 GMT
- Organization: Netcom
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- In <4j919f$qld@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> jpnan@prairienet.org (Jean P Nance)
- writes:
- >
- >
- >I have had a RamDrive for several years. Originally, it worked in
- >both 64 and 128 mode. Then over times, programs in 64 mode became
- >corrupted, and when reloaded, they still wouldn't work. I gave up
- >on 64 programs and used it in 128 mode. It still works in 128 mode,
- >but if I switch the RamDrive off to use programs that won't work
- >with it on, I always have to re-install to get back to my 128
- >programs. It is obviously faster to load the 128 program from disk
- >than to do that.
- > I need advice. Should I just ditch the RamDrive? Should I sell
- >it at a bargain price to someone who can figure out what is wrong?
- >Would it be worthwhile getting it fixed and how expensive is it?
- >Actually, speed isn't critical, and I begin to wonder why I ever
- >bothered. For 249 bucks I can get a hard drive. I assume this kind
- >of problem doesn't occur with them?
- >--
- >
- >p
-
- unless you a fix it type guy, i think your idea about selling it to
- some one who could fix it them selfs is a good one. sounds like it may
- need a new memory chip or the fact that it works in one mode and not
- the other could say it's a line decoder chip (pick out the memory to
- use) on the other hand, if that dude is made to save the programs even
- when the 128 is off, then the battery is probablly dead.
- i used to repair much cbm and amiga equipment, but truthfully i never
- had to repair one of those.
-
- troy
-
-