For what are the Windows A:\ and B:\ drives used?

Re:For what are the Windows A:\ and B:\ drives used? by dctoedt on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @09:16AM (#2096172)

A couple of months ago, my siblings and I were cleaning out our parents' house. In the attic, I came across my original Compaq sewing-machine luggable. I'd given it to my dad when I upgraded to something newer. If memory serves, the Compaq came with two 5.25" floppy drives and 256K RAM. When I was using it myself, I upgraded to 640K RAM, swapped the B: drive for a 10-MB hard disk, and eventually swapped the A: drive for a 3.5" drive. I thought I was pretty cutting-edge (for a non-techie, that is).

I hauled the luggable down from the attic and plugged it in. The only things that worked were the fan and the power indicator light. I guess 25-plus years of San Antonio summers weren't exactly the best thing for the electronics. Off to Goodwill it went.

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Re:For what are the Windows A:\ and B:\ drives used? by ams6110 on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @09:53PM (#2098630)

What the heck is Goodwill going to do with it? They'll have to pay a disposal fee to get rid of the thing.

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Re:For what are the Windows A:\ and B:\ drives used? by RyanMcGreal on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @10:11AM (#2096347)

Last time I fired mine up (a couple of years ago), it still booted. However, an alarming amount of smoke came out of the fan vent so I didn't keep it running for long.

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Re:For what are the Windows A:\ and B:\ drives used? by calloc on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @11:47AM (#2096718)

Science compels you!

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