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Skriven 2006-11-29 21:36:00 av WAYNE CHIRNSIDE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MAURICE KINAL
Ärende: Re: Right again
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-=> MAURICE KINAL wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

RE: I/O Magic USB box


 MK> I've never heard of them.  I have a NexStar-3 (usb and sata
 MK> connections) external case that has been great so far but did cost just
 MK> under twice as much as the regular price for such things.  Also it only
 MK> has internal connections for a sata drive but those are less expensive
 MK> then regular ide drives these daze so it all balanced out.  Works
 MK> excellent as an external usb drive.

In future I'll go the extra as possible.

 WC>  They went cheap on the connectors so the power module plug that goes

 MK> I've seen that happen.  Same with the straight usb->ide cables but
 MK> those are far cheaper so it isn't as much of a gamble.

It's questionable if I can handle the soldering any longer but I'd give
it a shot if it proves a problem placing some kind of better quick connect
in the cheap connectors place.
Otherwise happy with it.

Need to put a bit of black electricians tape over that blazing electric blue 
drive activity and nightlight its got though.
Shoot once my eyes adjust I can practically read with it the only light
and these eyes ain't good.

Doesn't run hot though.
Strange to feel the running drive on the carts second shelf though.

 WC>  an extremely loose fit literally falling out at the least
 WC> provocation.

 MK> The dealer in town had one of those and shipped it back to the supplier
 MK> and refuses to order such things anymore.  He is the one I got the
 MK> NexStar-3 from and I am happy with that.  Between the two of us we've
 MK> managed to weed out a bunch of crap.  He is learning.  Also he keeps an
 MK> eye open for a few items he knows that interest me which is cool.  I
 MK> usually can't afford it but it still is interesting to know.

Hey when I head out to buy it's window shopped and spec'ed out to the max.
I don't see shopping as leisure activity.
Had my eye on an inexpensive Grundig shortwave at Radio Shack and I know that's
a good name.
Thought about a Linksys surveillance camera to document the interesting
activities of late
but upon checking it out it's garbage.
Neither doable now the rents shot up.
I thought the SW might be a nice break from the one routine.
A nice video might have sent the upstairs neighbors to more *secure* housing.

 WC>  Still, I hooked it up and formatted the drive.
 WC>  Copied everything on /dev/hda3 from my home directory on down to
 WC> /dev/sda1
 WC>  as backup.

 MK> Good plan.  It'll work out even if you have to put it on a regular ide
 MK> interface after.

Twas my thinking as well.
I want another USB external drive box!
I will have one in relatively near term.
Docs say there's two front panel USB ports on one of the two cases this 
system could be configured with but if it's this one darned if I can find them
There are two USB 1.1 in back
.
 WC>  I like dogs and machines,

 MK> Me too.

 WC>  I cannot find any way to distance or isolate myself from them.

 MK> You would fit in well here.  Between you, my neighbour (Paul) and me
 MK> we'd all have something to gain from each other.

Wish I lived in the company of better folk more than you can possibly know.

 WC>  Too bad as this echo had been like going to school through
 WC> vocational
 WC>  rehabilitation some years back.

 MK> This is a good echo but only because of some of the people that hang
 MK> out here. It used to be better but we lost some of the good guys along
 MK> the way.

I'm efforting doing my part not to play with the kids any more.
Tried before but they intruded.
We'll see this go around.

 WC>  Always there are what I call the spoilers for lack of a better name.

 MK> Right.  That always happens no matter what.  Some here (in this echo)
 MK> believe I am the spoiler.

You are putting me on.
More than anything you remind me of Ron in the Tampa Bay SCO users group.
He taught for all of two weeks at Abilities before his business made demands
upon him,
Not your usual instructor he got right to the meat and had a way to make it
clear right off the bat.

 MK> You're always welcome here.

I'm evaluating.
Tried before but trouble came in.
Have to see.
I dropped about five echos in my search for serenity.
Someone started attacking me for being crippled years back and it has
grown out of all proportion.
Wasn't my idea of fun.

 WC>  Think I once said in reference to Linux "sweet and sexy tools that
 WC> work."

 MK> Yep.  I remember that comment.

It's how I feel about any good tool. 
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