>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>RANT: (not directed at you) A while back a lister posted a link to another >>blog-type site like Jaghouse and Applefritter uses, set up for old Macs. >>These are much better for this kind of troubleshooting and while I do not >>want drive traffic from LEM and I realize these lists have there charm, ALL >>of the questions being asked here have been covered one way or another in >>the last 6 weeks. There is endless repeating of issues and solutions. Until >>the format of this list is updated, I suggest we all take a look at the >>archive section, the link found at the bottom of every posting. I just >>rediscovered it and realized it's pretty current and completely searchable. >>That keeps the troubleshooting to a minimum and directed to specific >>problems, while the general solutions which have been expertly discussed in >>some detail in the past will solve most of the basic problems and be more >>productive for everyone. >> > >Bravo, imagine you've been here more than 6 years rather than 6 months. >Just the FAQ's cover most topics discussed here while the archive covers >most of the rest. Still we must keep posting as people need traffic
While I do agree that searching the archives for answers to common questions is a good thing, if this did always happen then you would never get any new input into a discussion for example the link to the ESR meter on this thread. Also the nature of this list is that it can be used with the very equipment that it discusses, searching a web based archive is certainly not as easy using a classic as sending an email to this list, maybe a short compact faq (just a url list for the answers?) should be posted to the list every month like usenet and automatically to new subscribers? Also trying to drive back onto topic, and also to back up my comment, searching through the archive there still isn't an answer to the FAQ of which capacitor(s) are responsible for failing clock or failing sound on Classic motherboards? And another thing! There was mention on this thread I think about why capacitors fail, pointing to a finite life etc. could it also not be that the extended periods of inactivity these machines went through before being 'rescued' by people like ourselves could contribute to the failure? Caps are chemical like batteries and leave a rechargeable battery unused for a long while and it is pretty useless after that, in my experience electronics like to be used (tm)! Regards Sean. -- Classic Computing Pages: http://www.megadon.co.uk/syrinx/ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
