Re: easy project? apple scsi hd on a card ie..scsi expander

[salfter@salfter.dyndns.org.is.invalid (Scott Alfter)]

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In article <BJednXpKSL7CLLTdRVn-hg@comcast.com>,
Bill Garber <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote:
>"Scott Alfter" <salfter@salfter.dyndns.org.is.invalid> wrote in
>message news:vciWb.29688$tP1.2894@fed1read07...
>: In article <BC4EF273.4FE8%mpender@hotmail.com>,
>: M. Pender <mpender@hotmail.com> wrote:
>: >CF cards have a limited number of read/write cycles.
>:
>: Microdrives don't have that limitation...
>
>The IBM MicroDrive IS a hard drive. With Platter and heads and
>all that. Same as any other hard drive.

I know that.  It's just a much smaller hard drive, which means (1) reduced
power consumption than a larger HD and (2) no worrying about excessive write
activity ruining it.

>Is there something that can be done to the //e and IIgs power
>supplies before they blow up?, you know preventative maintenance?

Years ago, I drilled a bunch of holes in the side of a IIe power supply for
better ventilation.  It held up to 24/7 usage in a loaded system fairly
well.  (I still have it...it replaced the power supply that just died on
me.)  Other than that, I don't know that there's much else that can be done. 
Even that isn't something Apple would've recommended; they wanted the power
supply to be treated as a "black box."

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