I just switched to an XT

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I just switched to an XT rear cassette with a SACHS 58 chain. I never
had chain sag when I was riding my old set up and now I get it when I
move to the middle or small chain rings and run a small sprocket in
the
rear. I measured the old chain when I got the new one and they're
the
same length. The cassete also has the same ratios as my old one,
just
that it's lighter. Any thoughts on this, and does anyone remember
that
BICYCLING magazine subscription that had an article about when to add
or take out chain links?

[BT Humble]

I just switched to a 486, and I can't believe how much fater I'm
working!


BTH

[Theo Bekkers]

BT Humble wrote:
> I just switched to a 486, and I can't believe how much fater I'm
> working!

I've got a copy of DOS 2.11 on 5" floppy you might need.

Theo

[John Tserkezis]

Theo Bekkers wrote:

>> I just switched to a 486, and I can't believe how much fater I'm
>> working!
>
> I've got a copy of DOS 2.11 on 5" floppy you might need.

Don't laugh, even today, it's commonish for some embedded projects to use a
86/286 type board with an early flavour of DOS. Development software is
nearly free (or free in some instances) so it makes for a really cheap base if
you're not making too many.

--
Linux Registered User # 302622
<http://counter.li.org>

[BT Humble]

Theo Bekkers wrote:
> BTHumble wrote:
> > I just switched to a 486, and I can't believe how much fater I'm
> > working!
>
> I've got a copy of DOS 2.11 on 5" floppy you might need.
>
> Theo

2.11? Don't waste my time on frivolities, Theo - I've got a copy of
PC-DOS 2.01 on a 360k single sided 3.5" floppy!

(It was for the ill-fated IBM JX, which was "test marketed" in
Australia and Japan, and sank like a stone.)


BTH

[Dancier[_12_]]

Just been out hunting for a freeware backup program and came across
these DOS programs.


http://www.woundedmoon.org/msdos.html


--
Dancier

[Resound[_2_]]

"BT Humble" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Theo Bekkers wrote:
>> BTHumble wrote:
>> > I just switched to a 486, and I can't believe how much fater I'm
>> > working!
>>
>> I've got a copy of DOS 2.11 on 5" floppy you might need.
>>
>> Theo
>
> 2.11? Don't waste my time on frivolities, Theo - I've got a copy of
> PC-DOS 2.01 on a 360k single sided 3.5" floppy!
>
> (It was for the ill-fated IBM JX, which was "test marketed" in
> Australia and Japan, and sank like a stone.)
>
They had the JX machines at my high school. I don't remember as awful lot
about them other than lunchtime sessions of "Alley Cat" and trying to write
a paint program in Quickbasic.

[BT Humble]

Dancier wrote:
> Just been out hunting for a freeware backup program and came across
> these DOS programs.
>
> http://www.woundedmoon.org/msdos.html

Hmm, some of those could be handy (I'm still using DOS programs a bit
in my Fiji-school-computer-lab charity work).

Thanks!


BTH

[BT Humble]

Resound wrote:
> "BTHumble" > wrote in message
> > (It was for the ill-fated IBM JX, which was "test marketed" in
> > Australia and Japan, and sank like a stone.)
>
> They had the JX machines at my high school. I don't remember as awful lot
> about them other than lunchtime sessions of "Alley Cat" and trying to write
> a paint program in Quickbasic.

When I started uni at Bathurst in 1991, they still had a fair number
of them that they were getting rid of. I think I bought 5 systems for
$100, consisting of a 4.77MHz PC with 512kB, two 360k 3.5" floppies,
and a 12" colour monitor. Those systems were sold for $3000+ in
1986... ;-)


BTH

[Dave]

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:10:25 -0700, BT Humble wrote:

> Hmm, some of those could be handy (I'm still using DOS programs a bit
> in my Fiji-school-computer-lab charity work).

As a resident in a fairly affluent area I see a few boxes being thrown
out, and I've probably got some old PC hardware lying around. Although
freight's killer, if you're bouncing back and forth then some can be taken
with you. Is there a minimum spec you'd like me to keep an eye out for?

--
Dave Hughes |
"Forty-two" - Deep Thought

[BT Humble]

Dave wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:10:25 -0700,BTHumble wrote:
> > Hmm, some of those could be handy (I'm still using DOS programs a bit
> > in my Fiji-school-computer-lab charity work).
>
> As a resident in a fairly affluent area I see a few boxes being thrown
> out, and I've probably got some old PC hardware lying around. Although
> freight's killer, if you're bouncing back and forth then some can be taken
> with you. Is there a minimum spec you'd like me to keep an eye out for?

Laptops only, minimum of 80486. The laptops are easier to freight,
and more importantly when you're running a lab off solar power every
watt you don't use is 2 that you don't have to generate.

Here's some pictures from the latest trip (March/April 2007):

http://www.smallsolar.org/success/mar2007/index.htm
http://www.otherpower.com/images/scimages/742/trip_to_vanua_balavu_1.htm


BTH

[Gringo]

So many geeks....

Now back to chain sag. My only guess would be the derailleur is a short
cage design where old one was a long cage?

this is a BASIC guess....

JC

BT Humble wrote:
> Resound wrote:
>> "BTHumble" > wrote in message
>>> (It was for the ill-fated IBM JX, which was "test marketed" in
>>> Australia and Japan, and sank like a stone.)
>> They had the JX machines at my high school. I don't remember as awful lot
>> about them other than lunchtime sessions of "Alley Cat" and trying to write
>> a paint program in Quickbasic.
>
> When I started uni at Bathurst in 1991, they still had a fair number
> of them that they were getting rid of. I think I bought 5 systems for
> $100, consisting of a 4.77MHz PC with 512kB, two 360k 3.5" floppies,
> and a 12" colour monitor. Those systems were sold for $3000+ in
> 1986... ;-)
>
>
> BTH
>
>