My Reply follows quote. On 04/11/2005 19:19 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >At 6:52 PM -0800 11/4/05, Bill Hatchell wrote: >>I've been given a Performa 6200CD in excellent condition and all's >>working well. Have MacOS8.1 installed and enjoying using all the >>old Classic apps. I have one question however: the rectangular >>LED-type lens on the upper right hand side to the right of the >>floppy disc slot; it never seems to light up and I'm stumped as to >>just what its purpose might be. Perhaps it is not an LED at all? >>The fact that it never lights up apparently isn't affecting the >>performance of the old machine at all. Thanks to anyone on the list >>for helping me satisfy my curiosity about this feature. > >It's an InfraRed remote control sensor. Several Macs had the option >of a video input or TV/Video input board. The remote had Power, >channel, volume and a few other buttons, IIRC. ------- And, if you have a Sony TV that uses an infrared remote control in the same room as the 6200, you will find it losing sound at odd times. I finally figured out that the computer lost sound at the times I muted the TV ads!
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