ins_aeas@jhunix.UUCP (Earle A .Sugar) (11/26/85)
I understand that Rana Systems is no more. Does anybody know if any
company is going to take over support of Rana products, and/or will
Rana rise from its ashes like Osborne? I am particularly interested
in getting a Prodos update for my enhancer disk, and if Rana is out of
business for good, can I get schematics of my Rana controller and
disk drives so I can repair them myself? Rana made decent products
(particularly compared to the junk that that their competitors such
as MicroSci put out), and it is a pity to see them go.
Also, can somebody send me some information on the Mountain
Computer Clock Card for the Apple? I especially want to know how to
set up timed interrupts using the clock (I have this dream of multi-tasking
DOS). Can somebody send me the address of the company that makes this
ancient piece of hardware (it says copyright 1978 on the card).
Thanks.
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> I understand that Rana Systems is no more. Does anybody know if any ...etc. > disk drives so I can repair them myself? Rana made decent products > (particularly compared to the junk that that their competitors such > as MicroSci put out), and it is a pity to see them go. Now hold on just a minute. I've had Micro-Sci disk drives for three years right now and have had no problems whatsoever with them. At the time I purchased them, they were half the cost of an Apple drive and at least $50 cheaper than Rana's. My high school has had Micro-Sci drives for years without having any problems; their Apple drives need speed adjustments every couple months or so. I never had much luck using the Rana drives, as they're really not very compatible, particularly with copy-protected software. I would suggest to the author of the above that he choose his words more carefully next time. Robert J. Hammen Manta Software U of Wisc. CS @gumby.wisc.edu