Yep, it sounds like a dead Hard Drive to me. Considering that everything
else works fine, finding a used drive on eBay would seem like the best way
to go (you can get those cheap). Considering that you got a mini dock and
two external floppies, it was quite a bargain... plus the challenge of
getting it working properly!
Off course, getting all the gear that John is selling, would not hurt at
all... sheesh, I wish I Had US$ 300.
By the way, John, any chance of selling that "big box of assorted adapters,
cables, etc." separately? Just asking :')
Good Luck.
Roberto Vides
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>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Silicon Hills)
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Duo 280c whole system setup
>Date: dom., 24 juni 2001 22:47
>
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) wrote:
>
>> After much hesitation, I have finally decided to part with my good old
> trusty friend, a Duo 280c. We have been through so much together, two
> books, a dozen or so magazine articles, several dozen research field trips,
> countless hours of shuttling plans, files and records to and from school,
> hours on the 'net, but alas!, my home office cries out for space, and I
> find I use it less and less frequently these days.
>
>> I really want it to go to a good loving home, where I know it will
> continue to be treasured and pampered, so I am offering it here instead of
> eBay or some such other place. It has these sterling qualities:
>
>> 32 mb RAM
>> 330 mb HD (276 mb free space)
>> (no modem, Type III battery in its death throes but powerful enough to
> avoid the DGLOD)
>> System 7.6.1
>> Usual system and utility programs (including TechTool Pro 2)
>> WordPefect 3.5.4
>> WriteNow 4.0.2 (the best word processor I've ever used!)
>> Quark XPress 3.32r5
>> ClarisWorks 4.0
>> GradeQuick 4.0c
>> Netscape Navigator 4.08
>> Internet Explorer 4.01
>> Eudora Pro 4.2.2
>> TacOps 3.1.1
>> Harpoon Classic
>
>> To complete the package, I'm including:
>> Duo Dock Plus with Ethernet
>> 24x external CD-ROM drive
>> Color Performa Plus Display (14-15", unsure exactly what size it is)
>> AC adapter
>> car adapter
>> Keyboard, mouse
>> Big box of assorted adapters, cables, etc.
>
>> First $300 gets it all, I'll deliver it personally in Georgia or nearby
> areas, or you pay for whatever level of shipping you want and I'll
> tearfully box it up for free.
>
>> Please give Katie a good home!
>> John McKay
> --
>> John McKay (former combat medic, A-1/506th INF, 101st ABN DIV)
>> Military Historian - Social Studies (secondary) Teacher
>
> John - I just purchased (for $20 at a Salvation Army outlet store) a
> semi-working Duo 280/280c, complete with the following:
>
> (1) an attached minidock
> (2) TWO Type-2 batteries (unsure of charge status)
> (3) TWO HDI-20 external floppy drives.
>
> I'm seeking ANY info about this machine, and I thought you might be able to
> help me. I may be interested in your system.
>
> Apparently the internal hard drive is bad in the Duo 280c I got; when it
> starts up, it makes funny noises as it attempts to access the HD, and then
> it displays the floppy icon with a "?" in it. Using either of the 2
> external floppy drives that came with it (both of which appear to work
> fine), I tried to install OS 7.5.3 from floppies. Install began OK, but it
> couldn't find any HD. I tried using Disk First Aid and the Mac HD
> utilities from the OS 7.5.3 diskettes...but again, no hard drive can be
> detected and/or mounted.
>
> The advice I've gotten so far from a post I left at the MacWorld Forum has
> been: "It's an antiquated system...just toss it." But as a devoted Apple
> fan (and the original owner of Mac Plus #479 off the Apple assembly line,
> which still runs fine), it seems a waste to just "toss" this machine.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Rob Huff
> Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
> (former E-5 who served in Viet Nam from Feb 70-Feb 71
> with the 12th USAF Hospital Squadron)
> --
> "Whether you think you can, or think you can't...you'll probably be correct."
>
> Henry Ford
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