Re: Pinger INIT for Zip drives

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Edhel Iaur, Esq. writes ...
> 
> On Mon, 16 Jun 1997 04:57:25 +0000, Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >     Zip comes with a utilities disk and a diskette for PC or Mac. These
> >utilities are handy if you have a PC or Mac-- e.g. you can set the "sleep"
> >delay, etc.-- but are of no use on the GS.
> 
> Could ya change the "sleep" delay to something really huge on a Mac or
> PC, and then install the drive on an Apple //?  This may eliminate the
> need for some people to have "ping" programs for their Zip's.
>

     I don't know. When our Zip was last connected to the PC, there was no 
interest in changing the default 'sleep delay'.

     It does not seem very likely that Iomega would go to the extra bother 
and cost of building-in non-volatile programmability when just saving user 
preferences to hard disk in a config or .ini file will do the job.

     Still, it would not be much trouble to try the idea. Unless someone 
posts solid info one way or the other, I'll do a test and report what 
happens.


Rubywand