Re: --> Strange pulsing error

[shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <015758VKTDXWMYYFHNKT@wbb.com>,  <mcfudge@wbb.com> wrote:

>IY>	It's normal, but it sucks; it's GS/OS polling the drives for
>IY>	status. Pretty lame, IMHO, since it makes a clicking sound too
>IY>	(if you own a sound card, turn the volume up really high and
>IY>	listen).
>
>Thanks too, Jeremy.  I just got a IIgs yesterday and was curious about
>the same thing... It did seem that the OS was polling the drives.  I
>have an Apple 3.5 Drive, an Apple Drive, and two UniDisk 3.5 drives.
>The LEDs pulse noticeable on the 5.25 and both UniDisk 3.5s, but the 3.5
>is nice and silent.  While enjoying a few sound programs, I did notice
>the annoying clicking sounds on my home stereo when the volume is
>audible.  Is there a better way that the drives can be automatically
>polled without the pulsing, spinning, and clicking?

It's the finder polling, not the OS. Have you ever noticed it in ORCA/M, for
instance? Unless you want to tell the system when you put in a new disk, you
gotta live with it. 8 bit finder programs like Catalyst and Apple II Desktop
do the same thing by the way.
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Randy Shackelford                                Huh huh, that was cool.
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