selick@bucsf.bu.edu (Steven Selick) (11/21/90)
Well, my trusty 1040st died 2 nights ago while downloading a 600k file from terminator.cc.umich.edu. I mean...really DIED. Here's the story: I had just finished downloading almost 600k from the telecomm directory (I forgot the name...) and I was running lharc on it. It unarc'ed the first file, and was on the second, when I got about 10-12 bombs. I re- booted the system, and got three or 4 random pixels on the monitor. I turned it off for 10 seconds, and then back on, and zilch. Not even the internal floppy drive will spin the way it did. I took the machine apart and pushed in all of the chips in sockets, and unplugged all of the connections and re-plugged them again. Nothing worked. Any ideas on what happened? Anyone know somewhere in Boston that repairs atari's? or NJ/NY? HELP! Also, in the off chance that my st never works again, when will the TT be coming out, and for how much? later, Steve Selick <selick@bucsf.bu.ed> or <engcyjc@buacca.bu.edu>