Subject: Re: Something weird is going on...
From: Elliot Bain <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 09:03:14 -0700

Andy Stevens wrote:
> 
> Why don't you guy/gals, with the dongle problems invest in a AB or an ABC
> switch.  $15.00 cure from Radio Shack for most of the dongle problems.
> Penicillin might work in extreme cases.
> 
> Just a thought,
> Andy Stevens
> 
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For one thing, certain printer manufacturers, such as HP, caution against using 
printer switches while the power is on.

But the main reason not to use a switch, is because the dongle is supposed to be a 
pass-thru device, and Newtek says it should work. No place in the documentation is 
there a warning that some products might be incompatible with the dongle, nor is 
there a trouble-shooting section that addresses that problem.

On the Amiga, Newtek at least gave you the option of allowing them to steal your 
computer for Toaster/Flyer/Lightwave use, if you had no other use for it. In the 
PC world, all we get is a bunch of waving and pointing fingers, saying it's 
somebody elses fault, and as usual, the user pays in lost productivity.

-- 
Elliot Bain
Laurell Creative Services
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614.459.4404