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From: david@dogmelb.dog.oz.au (David Le Blanc)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Clicking Drives II
Summary: I have a drive that CANT be noclicked.
Message-ID: <135@dogmelb.dog.oz.au>
Date: 20 Dec 90 00:19:29 GMT
References: <1990Dec19.164559.19792@engin.umich.edu>
Organization: CSIRO Division of Geomechanics Australia
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In article <1990Dec19.164559.19792@engin.umich.edu>, milamber@engin.umich.edu (Daryl Scott Cantrell) writes:
>   Hmm, I just got a program to make my A3000's drive stop clicking

Good for you..

> Which brings up the
> question, why does trackdisk default to clicking?  There seems to be

Because that is what it has always been. (compatible!!)

> no difference in functionality between clicking and not-clicking

Er, *IF* the drive handles being stepped backward past track zero
that is..

> state, and I can't imagine anyone actually WANTING ther drives to

I dont *WANT* my drive to make that sound, but since it doesnt handle
stepping back past track (0 or 1?), turning 'noclick' on, makes a worse
noise, and may damage the drive!

> make that annoying sound.. So why would Commodore go to all the
> trouble of including this feature and yet force people to ftp a prog-

Thats what I find strange, there is required to be a driveprefs program
in the prefs directory to allow you to do things like turn on/off
the noclicking, set the stepper rate, rename drives (so the
external drive could boot up as df1:) etc. I believe such as program
SHOULD exists!

>  
> - Puzzled in Detroit.
> (where the weak are killed and eaten.)

But you're still here?? Or am I confusing weak and feeble? :-)))

>  
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