On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:26:06PM -0500, Rich Cloutier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *sigh* I fear that this is "vaccuum tube" mentality. Unless an > electronic device has electro-mechanical parts that wear out, or has > been stressed beyond its specifications (unlikely in the average > computer chassis) it either works or it doesn't. In fact, there is > actually some added value in a piece of silicon that has been run for a > while, since most integrated circuits die after being run for a short > period of time. In fact, this is WHY manufacturers burn in their > products. So in a sense, EVERY electronic product you buy is used.
You would think so, wouldn't you? However, one of my Netgear FA310TX's that I've been using for about 2 years suddenly stopped working a few weeks ago. It wouldn't work in Win98, Linux, or in another machine (running a fresh install of Win98). Win98 saw it and simply said that it wasn't working properly; Linux actually spit out some error messages. The link LED on my switch never went on. Netgear just replaced it under there lifetime warranty. -- Bob Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I am ready to meet my maker. Whether or not my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter." -- Winston Churchill ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************