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From: nevai@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Paul Nevai)
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Subject: is it OK to keep an optical cartridge running 24 hours a day?
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Date: 12 Aug 90 14:21:45 GMT
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Well, I have a harddisk in the cube but would like to keep a cartridge in it
permanently to make (automated) backups. My cube is running day and night
with no problems.

Question: is it OK to have an optical disk up and running 24 hours a day?

If answer is yes, that would let me do cronned backups without ever worrying.

Thanks for your contributions to this burning (i.e. spinning) issue!

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Paul Nevai                            nevai@mps.ohio-state.edu (Internet)
Department of Mathematics             nevai@ohstpy (BITNET)