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Re: New Laser UDC Card and Laser 3.5" drives. Neato!!

Warren Ernst wrote:

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Here's the thing: I buy for the Long Haul. We're talking about DECADES
with regard to the Apple II.



            I even have a spare NoSlotClock.


That could be a problem, since its lithium cells have a shelf life
of 10-20 years.  ;-)  And, of course, less if it's been used, since
using it starts its clock and it continues to draw power.

That's the reason that I don't buy used No-Slots unless I know that
they are recent.  New ones are available from Dallas Semiconductors
(the original manufacturer, now merged with Maxim), and they have a
generous sample policy.

BTW, it is possible to run a program (like a clock setting program,
but with different controls) to *stop* the clock, putting it into
the ultra-low-power state that they ship in.  I thought about
writing one so that I could test a chip and then put it back to
sleep, but never got around to it.  ;-)

-michael

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