Added torque start-up ROMS for old Quantum drives (A)

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Here are today's Apple press releases from AppleLink. The titles:

Apple Brings Color Printing Technology to Macintosh Users
Apple Announces New StyleWriter II Personal Printer and GrayShare
Printer Software
Apple Unveils Collection of Color and Grayscale Imaging Products for
Mainstream Macintosh Users
Apple Unveils ColorSync: Standardized Color Matching for Macintosh
Apple Unveils Color Scanner and New Ofoto 2.0 Image Capture Software
Apple Reduces Suggested Retail Prices on Selected Apple Imaging
Products in the U.S.
Apple Introduces New Ergonomically Designed Keyboard and Mouse
Apple Introduces 600-dpi Workgroup Printers for Macintosh and Windows
Computer Users

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A few weeks back, someone posted information suggesting that for
those of us with old Quantum drives which appear to have problems
starting when cold, there is a ROM update available.
I would appreciate any specifics anyone has on this...

SERVICE NOTICE: 20MB/40MB HARD DRIVE REPAIR EXTENSION PROGRAM

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OVERVIEW

We have discovered that a certain batch of half-height internal 3.5" 20MB and
40MB hard drives and some external 3.5" 20MB and 40MB drives may have been
subjected to disk media contamination. These drives may experience a number of