Msg: 459 *Conference*
09-06-91 09:46:27
From: RICHARD HANSON
To : WILLIAM BRENT
Subj: T200
William: I noted your note to me in my "file" section. Please, the file option is not a message base. If I had not just happened to look in there this morning I would not have seen your message. Besides, there's a bunch of Model 200 users on this BBS who would have jumped in to help out if you had left a message in the conference, the "public" message area. I've said this to help you in the future. Okay, now on to your T200 cold start problem. The Model 200, like the 100 and 102, will cold start from time to time. Regular systems maintenance is required of these machines to keep cold starts at a minimum. Maintenance items include checking chip seating (pressing down on the chips to make sure they're in place, keeping minimum data in the machine by using augxillary storage often, keeping power fresh. You probably do much of this already. I'm just stating it right now. As a fellow Model 200, I, too, have had lock ups when switching from bank to bank. It's rare but does happen; even when well maintained. Joe Stephan, another fellow Model 200 owner, had lock ups real bad for awhile, several months ago, but his problem was maintenance. He pays more attention to backing up data and cleaning up his machine, now. His lock ups have reduced drastically. Furthermore, Joe speaks highly of Paul Globman's Model 200 utility programs. Paul is a Model 200 guru and super programmer. He advertises in Portable 100 magazine. You may contact Paul by writting to: Paul Globman, 9406 NW 48th St., Sunrise, FL 33351. That's about it for now. I've posted this response in the conference for others to append. Please tell us more about what actually happened when the cold start happened. Perhaps there's something there caused the problem, other than general maintenance. -Rick-