BG> Wait just a bit longer. Quads are now only $68 inc (dealer).

 BL> Thieving bastards. If I wait too long, they'll stop selling
 BL> them.

 BG> Quite likely. Tried buying a 2X drive these days? Even the 6X
 BG> and 8X models' prices are dropping faster than Teddy's
 BG> knickers... 

  Cruel, Bill...

 BL> What's the latest on 16Mb RAM?

 BG> RAM prices are so volatile now, that by the time I receive the
 BG> latest price lists, they're already out of date! The most
 BG> recent price I have though, is $187 dealer inc tax (so they're
 BG> probably _retailing_ for that now, if not even less). 

  Geeze! I keep looking at those two empty 72-pin slots...

 BL> When I looked in the computer it's a round disc with Lithium
 BL> written on it, in a clever round socket mounted horizontally.
 BL> It measures 3.2V and does not seem to charge up.
 BG> I'm not at all surprised.

  That makes up for me. I s[pent a day watching the bloody voltage do
bugger all.

 BL> My questions are these:

 BL> Is this a non-rechargable battery?

 BG> Yep.

  Now... I am not surprised!

 BL> What voltage is it supposed to be?

 BG> Bloody hell, I can't immediately recall the Lithium's voltage
 BG> now; probably either 1V2 or 1V35 though (I'm sure that Rod will
 BG> gladly look it up for you). 

  I actaully meant... it now reads 3.2V. Is that how it started in
life, or has it gone flat from 5V or something? The CMOS doesn't mind
the low voltage; it's just the bloody clock stops!

 BL> How much are they?

 BG> Not dear, maybe only $5 or so. Why not just piss it off, and
 BG> use an external NiCd battery pack, which will fit on the 4-pin
 BG> connector which just happens to live near the existing Lithium
 BG> battery?

  That what I did with the old 386. I put a battery pack on the back
of the cabinet and used all my old AA cells in it. If they were frech,
I used three, otherwise I used four. Anything over 4V worked okay.

 BG> I'm not really fussed on disposable batteries which are
 BG> soldered directly to the motherboard anyway. 

  This lithium thingie isn't soldered. It has its own nice little
socket, but 3.2V is just a bit low for the fucking clock. I've never
heard of a 3V Lithium battery (or a 5V one either, for that matter).
It sounds like a good idea, though.

Regards,
Bob
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