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From: bro@titan.rice.edu (Douglas Monk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: More ELITE(tm) strangeness
Summary: suggests some experiments
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Date: 22 Mar 89 17:45:02 GMT
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I couldn't send this directly, so here goes:

Just a couple of possibilities:

When I have my hard disk attached, I have problems using my Translator-One
(Mac disk reading device) whether the hard drive is on or off. You might see
if detaching the hard disk changes things.

Secondly, I remember reading about certain types of joysticks PUT OUT BY ATARI
that could be used OK, but prevented the machine from booting correctly, so 
that you had to unplug them, boot the machine, then plug them in again. I 
don't recall the specifics, unfortunately, other than that they were NOT the
standard basic joystick, but were intended for one of the upscale Atari game
machines. (7800?) So, you might try booting with no joystick and then plugging
one in to see if that makes a difference.

Experimentally yours,
Doug Monk (bro@rice.edu)


Disclaimer: These views are mine, not necessarily my organization's.