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-