John P. Leonard wrote:
>
> Deja vu.  Last night, 6:10pm.  (showtime: 8:00pm)  Band is set-up & ready
> for sound check; keyboard player boots PC and yells "What does 'non-system
> disk... press any key to continue' mean?"  I scramble & get a back-up PC
> up and running by about 7:50pm.  (Yes, we have a back-up PC just for this
> type of event:  the keyboard player had given to his daughter to use...
> "Hey, we're playing right here in town... we won't need it...")
>
> Deja vu part II:  the culprit Hdrive?  QUANTUM
> Maybe I shouldn't let go of my laptop; a patron suggested installing a ZIP
> drive this time.  Maybe so!  (Cut down on the BASS!?!! Blasphemy!)
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> John Leonard                                               Electron Hacker
> College of Science & Engineering                           Bit Banger
> Saginaw Valley State University                            Fretless Bassist
> University Center, MI USA  48710                           Dad
> _____________________________________________________________________________

  Don't let the keyboard boot the system ever again, that's the
problem;  The "keyboard energies" just aren't compatible <G>

  Was it a Bigfoot?  <G>

  Still think shock absorbing of some kind might help <G>

  Mark, mwillis@nwlink.com, not a musician lately...