[ltp] Re: IBM HDAPS Someone interested?

[Alejandro Bonilla]

> > As I recall, from what I read about that system, it's 
> supposed to detect
> > sharp accelerations, such as hitting the floor.
> It's 'game over' if the machine hits the floor with the disk 
> heads extended. 
> The problem is that it has to forecast hitting the floor and 
> withdraw the 
> heads, and has only 300mS or so in which to do it. But my 
> machine survived a 
> 'slow slither' to the carpeted floor from the seat of a 
> settee. ( I have 
> since removed the retaining clip from the network cable so it 
> disconnects 
> rather than pulling the ThinkPad to the floor. )
> 
> BTW, when was the movement detector introduced?
> I own a R40-2681-B9M. Have I got one?
> 

It looks like you do:
http://www-605.ibm.com/misc_includes/en_IN/drop_test.pdf


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> C. S.