Bernie, in the very principle this is true, but since all the connections to
the Newts logic board have nothing to do with the PCMCIA slots, this might
not be the explanation.
Transferring what you say would mean to slide in and out the PCMCIA cards
from time to time in order to keep the contacts in fine condition...
Johannes
> Bernie--
>
> Sometimes 'reseating the cables' (ie unplug and replug) is all that
> it takes to undo a bit of corrosion or crud that's blocking the
> signals. IBM even does it on their business-sized computers ("I
> reseated all of the cables and that intermittent problem went away.").
>
> Legend has it that on the early space missions (Mercury / Gemini /
> Apollo) you'd hear Mission Control tell the capsule to "cycle the
> switch." In every day talk, this means 'flip it off and on a few
> times." Same basic principle-- wipe any corrosion off of the
> contacts. (:
>
> --Paul E Musselman
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