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From: walker@sas.UUCP (Doug Walker)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Modems
Message-ID: <175@sas.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 21-Sep-86 21:25:24 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 21 21:25:24 1986
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Distribution: net.micro.amiga
Organization: SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC
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Keywords: Amiga Modems 1200RS Answermate
Summary: Leaving the Amiga on

In article <739@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>, grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins) writes:
> features.  I would be interested in hearing how irresistable a computer
> controlled answering machine/modem/voice thingie would be, and whether you
> would really want to leave your amiga turned on all the time to service the
> unit...

There is one major problem with using the Amiga as an answering machine or bbs
or anything else requiring that it be left on.

In my neighborhood, we have 'brownouts' every couple of days bad enough to make
my microwave oven lose track of time.  Every week or so we have one bad enough
to take out an Amiga.  What happens when the power comes back on?  The Amiga
cheerfully checks the disk in DF0:, discovers that it's not kickstart, and
then refuses do do ANYTHING until a real human has inserted the kickstart
disk.  We can't even leave kickstart in the drive because then the Amiga won't
be able to find workbench!

Why, oh why, can't the Amiga look on DH0: or DF1: for workbench instead of
insisting that it be in DF0:?