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Me's retiring the R40 in its current capacity, so let me wind up a
couple of things:
There was nothing wrong with the CMOS battery; the seller gave me the
impression that the machine had been used recently, but menow suspects
that quite not to be the case, hence me confusion.
The general battery, which is an original, still lasts about an hour
despite its age. Mefound this out 'cause at one point it got unplugged
by accident, by a family member, shortly after a call from nature
ensured me momentary absence.
In the midst of the summer heat, the hdd got sick and had to be replaced
with a spare, which is now also breaking down (granted, both hdds are
about equally old...). It appears characteristic even of the 'new' R60e
to be inadequate at cooling the hdd; merecommends a cooling pad when not
underway. (A metal desk may also be effective as a workaround, but one
does not always have that luxury.)
The USB sockets continue to provide power when the machine is otherwise
off; given the above, this is a good thing(tm).
While lacking any of the 'windoze' or menu keys, the card keys have been
useful to provide me with 24 virtual terminals (courtesy of me own
wscons(4) patches; see tech@).
Menever got the ipw(4) to work, but the seller (who ran windoze...)
warned me of that before the sale, so mefigures it's a hardware problem.
The R40 will now be used for odds and ends only, but it has certainly
served me well.
--zeurkous.
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Friggin' Machines!
