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From: herrj@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Jonathan R. Herr)
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Subject: Re: Is it [orientation] harmful to
Summary: Common Sense?
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Date: 7 May 90 05:28:30 GMT
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In article <19500066@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu> byer@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>I thought about turning my machine on its side, called seven different
>manufacturers and 15 different computer store technical/service departments.
>
>No consensus, but the majority tended to "guess" that unless the machine
>was designed or engineered to stand on end (i.e. IBM PS/2), it probably
>wouldn't be the best thing in the world.  Makes good common sense to me.
>
>
>Matt Byer
>byer@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu

Common sense?  C'mon!  I can understand the worry about the drive
heads on a drive not quite being in alignment with a previously
different orientation.  The only thing I could possibly see as
"harmful" would be warping the cards due to gravity and maybe heat.  
I don't think gravity will have much the same effect on the travel 
of electrons.  Of course, there is the possibility of additions to 
the machine that may specify an orietation.  

This is getting to be like the "half full/half empty" debate.  If you
don't feel comfortable putting your machine on it's side, don't!  I've
got two machines.  One's been sitting horizontally for the last nine
months and the other on its side(although, not running.)  The first
has been running for 90+ hours a week while the other is just sitting
after having been thought to be destroyed by heat from a house fire.
Both are working just fine(I just tested the mother board and cards
today.).  If one gives out because of its orientation, I'll be sure to
let everyone know and extend a thousand apologies.


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