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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
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Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

1741.0. "Two questions..." by RAVEN1::EVERHART (Keep them away!) Tue Oct 04 1988 13:57

    Greetings.
    	I have two questions:
    1. Does anyone know what the rating of the little LED for the internal
    disk drive of the 1000 is?  I accidentally broke the wire on mine,
    and although I've reconnected it, there's not much chance it will
    hold.  There wasn't much left sticking out for the solder to adhere
    to.  Also, a recommended place to get an LED would help.
    
    2. Why does all of my communications software lock to the audio
    port as well as the serial port?  For some reason, I can't run any
    music programs while I'm using the communication port.  It can't
    access the audio port.  This is odd.  Any suggestions????
    
    
    
     - The question asker,
            Chris
    
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1741.1check the voltage to the led is 5ANT::JANZENPerformance Art is Life with PublicityTue Oct 04 1988 14:297
    I got a schematic with the 500, but it may have a different led.
    Look at your 1000 schematic, look for the drive light, look for
    a resistor connected to the drive light.  read the value.
    calculate 5/valueofresistor.  That is the operating curren t of
    the led.
    luck
    Tom
1741.2Limited Resources Are Wanted By EverybodyTLE::RMEYERSRandy MeyersTue Oct 04 1988 16:479
Re: .0

Terminal programs usually open an audio channel so that they can ring the
terminal's bell if a control-g is encountered.

I have my suspicion that Sonix opens the serial port as soon as it
starts so that it can play MIDI instruments should your direct it
to.  Other music programs may take an equally greedy view about
owning the serial port.