On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Miles Nordin wrote:

[snip]

> Also, while I was excited to have a MobilePro & Microdrive for the
> first year i owned it, eventually I came to the conclusion that
> Microdrives and NetBSD are *INFURIATING*.  The thing spins up and down
> CONSTANTLY.  It drove me nuts.  Often the machine will freeze while
> it's spinning up.  and it's not like (1) you try to do something, (2)
> drive has to spin up, (3) you wait.  That would be okay.  

hmm... must be something w/the Mobile Pro? no problems here w/the Z50 and 
microdrives (i use a 340MB and a 1GB w/NetBSD)... never had a freeze or 
slow down... i use the drives in the CF slot...

doesn't the little 'clickity-click' grow on you?

:-)