Re: Question about Sider HD's

[tturner@ecn.ab.ca ()]

Mr. S. (ernestls@attbi.NOSPAM.com) wrote:
: I had a stupid moment today. I have a Sider HD that I decided to pull off of
: bookend duty and put it back into active service. I hooked it up to a flaky
: Apple II clone, turned the drive on and nothing happened. I was afraid the
: unit was dead but after completely disassembling the unit, and the clone, and
: making a huge mess of my kitchen... I figured out that the computer has to be
: turned on before the Sider is turned on. Geez, I felt like a the biggest
: idiot.
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--> All I can say 'bout my setup - an A2e + Sider - is that I use a
    Kensington System Saver to pwer them both up at the same time and
    boot into the Sider menu; then choose Boot to ProDOS; then do what
    ever I'm there to do (AWKS, ProTERM, etc.).  When I quit; I end-up
    with a screen telling me it's OK to shut down and I then power off.
    Works for moi . . . 

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