Re: Problems with Applied Engineering....

[zrollinso@cc.curtin.edu.au]

In article <2injo5INN46e@mthvax.cs.miami.edu>, bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Bob Sherman) writes:
> In <1994Jan31.205557.26887@seas.smu.edu> volk@seas.smu.edu (Andrew Volk) writes:
> 
>>I know AE can be trouble, but this beats EVERYTHING!!!! I have a RamKeeper,
>>under its 5-year warranty (only 2 years old), and it's refusing to charge
>>its battery for some reason. AE says they don't have the parts to fix it,
>>and so are in direct violation of their own warranty. I'm mad as hell about
>>this, since I've spent $ on the RK, and AE has a specific legal responsibility
>>to fix it. I'm at a loss for what to do, AE is being really frustrating about
>>this. Can anyone help?????

[...etc....]

> As a last resort, if nothing else works, you can purchase a frame for
> the card, and get a little plaque made for the bottom that says something
> like "my first bad business deal" and hang it in your den as a reminder
> for the future years of your life. :-)
> 

These are the same people that supplied a hard disk for a friend of mine which
subsequently blew up (The HD unit, not the friend). After spending huge $s
shipping the unit to the US from Australia they repaired the power supply but
butchered the HD and the case.

I think that the HD is IDE but I can't really tell. Any clues?

Can anybody tell me what sort of drive this is likely to be and I may be able
to replace it and get it up and running again for him.

The brand on the HD is Western Digital (3.5") with a single ribbon cable
interface (so it isn't MFM or RLL). I tend to think that it is IDE because
I dont see provision for seven drive selects (si its not scssi?).

Are Apple II GS disk drives industry standard type drives or have they been
modified in some way to suit Apples?


If you have any info, please mail to
	Steve.S.J.R.Rollinson@MIS.WMC.wmc.telememo.au
The address in the header of this posting will NOT work because mail is not
enabled on this account, but Steve.S.J.R.Rollinson@MIS.WMC.wmc.telememo.au
will work.

Thanks


Steve Rollinson

Steve.S.J.R.Rollinson@MIS.WMC.wmc.telememo.au