Hello Roy.

23 Jan 04 04:06, you wrote to me:

 RJT>> The last ALPS drive I bought,  brand new,  smoked when it was
 RJT>> hooked up and the system was powered up.  I decided then that's
 RJT>> the last one of those I'd ever buy.  Mitsumi seems to be a
 RJT>> popular inexpensive drive but they don't seem to last for me.

 RT>> Not had that happen here yet, ie. have a drive go up in smoke,
 RT>> and the Mitsumi's I have don't give trouble, but then they don't
 RT>> get used much either.

 RT> I think that's the key,  I was using mine pretty hard.  Maybe that was
 RT> during the time I was using floppies to back up,  I don't recall...

Hmm ... I only boot a system with floppies, if it won't boot from the CD-ROM, 
otherwise, I don't use them these days, CD-RW's are simpler and easier. I 
think. :-)

Russell

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