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From: jim@syteke.be (Jim Sanchez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ASDG VD0: does not work! (ADDENDUM)
Message-ID: <1652@syteke.be>
Date: 25 Oct 90 09:25:26 GMT
References: <1990Oct24.233018.29972@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Organization: Hughes LAN Systems, Inc - European Support Office
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In article <1990Oct24.233018.29972@wpi.WPI.EDU> longshot@wpi.WPI.EDU (Kenneth M Botwinick) writes:
>It seems I created a tidle wave with my question about VD0:
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>machine.  But when I do run setpatch there is no hope.
>
see below
>
>My NEW question: Is setpatch 1.34 REALLY necessary? Is this the latest
>version. My version of kickstart is 34.5 and my version of workbench
>is 34.28 if this is any help.  I really want a recoverable ram disk.

It cannot hurt see below.
>
>Here is a new and interesting twist to my problem.  I have adram 540
>for the 500 which is populated with 4 megs.  It fits where the A501
>would go.  Now 2 megs of it is autoconfig.  The other two megs can
>only be recognized if I run an included program called adram.
>Now if I run adram I will never have a recoverable ram disk.  Anyone 
>know why?

Why would ANYONE want such a kluge ???
>
>I'm tired of things not working and of Guru's.  Commodore is trying my
>patience.  Of course it's just like our country.  I love the country
>but hate the government.  The government and Commodore both have their
>heads up their *sses.  How about a little quality control for our computer?

Now this is a little interesting that you flame CBM (who occasionally
really needs it by the way) for making a product that give problem
with NON-reccomended products.  For instance the adram thing sounds
like a kluge to me since (a) it doesn't appear to autoconfig properly
and (b) probably exceeds the power supply's rating or adds too much
heat.  In the case of VD0: I have a 2000 and it work just fine and I
have been using it on a 1000 before that.  I also have a 2620.  So I
don't think it is the vd0: that is the problem.  Are you using
setpatch -r (for 1 meg chip machines only)?  Anyway why are you
bitching to CBM about problems that YOU caused - I just don't
understand it?

>If something sucks or doesn't work right, Don't release it.  It only
>hurts the image of our computer.  And image is everything.  Our 

Why the hell buy crap that does not meet manufacturers specs?
>computer may be great, but no one except students, profs, and engineers
>know that.  Apple and IBM have the ignorance of the masses behind them.
>                                 
>
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>-- 
> Kenneth M. Botwinick                   (508) 792-5622
> Longshot@wpi@wpi.edu                   100 Institue Rd. Box 2235
> Worcester Polytechnic Institute        Worcester, Mass. 01609

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