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On Tue, 25 Aug 1998, Mike Morris wrote:

> Is the startup delay from power on to click activity or time to accept the power
> on command (furiously hitting the power up key) ?
> 
> If it's the first, I'd re-install software, de-frag my hard drive, re-build the
> desktop, and clean out my extensions folder of old stuff.
> 
> If it's the second, replace the battery ($10 at Radio Shack).


Yeah, but if you can find the battery elsewhere, do so.  I'd think mac
guys would be as dismayed by Radio Shack as they are by Microsoft, or at
least I'd hope they would.  Try to get that battery from a mac dealer,
put your dollar support where your os heart is, not is Radio Shack, the
Seven-Eleven/McDonalds of electronics.

Steve

> HTH >
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> 
> Rob Munach wrote:
> 
> > saicchic@interaccess.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Can I remove a 1 gig hard drive and set of SIMM chips from a Mac IIcx and
> > > swap them for use into a Mac IIci without a hitch? Are these two old models
> > > technically compatible?
> > >
> > > Also, the Mac IIcx is suffering from a 1-20 minute delay to power up...but
> > > as time goes on....it is refusing to even powering up at all. Does this mean
> > > the power supply is running dry? What might cause? Any cheap solutions
> > > (besides what is mentioned in above paragraph)?
> > >
> > > Thanks experts!   Please reply directly to saicchic@interaccess.com
> >
> > Should be no problem for the swap. both use SCSI hard disks and 30pin
> > simms. The IIci has 8 simm slots. I can't help with your other question
> > - sorry.
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> > Rob Munach, PE
> > Excel Engineering
> > Carrboro, NC
> 
> 
> 

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