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to: Mike Ross
from: Carol Shenkenberger
date: 2005-03-18 15:04:00
subject: Plz Listen to this

MR> CS> Here's a really neat trick!  Take an old computer (386 era) and swap
MR> CS> out the power supply then forget the 'balck meets black' rule and plug

MR>Some 3-1/4" floppy drives were very unforgiving of being plugged in
MR>backwards as were some older Miniscribe HD's. I let the smoke out of a
MR>few of those. Don't ask... grin. Luckily at the time the HD was an

Ouch!  I've done it many times but never had one go south over it.

MR>power switch backwards so you're one up on me but did have a main
MR>electrical box explode spectacularly!  ;-)

;-)
         xxcarol


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