Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu!john From: john@csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu (John R. Schutz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: is it OK to keep an optical cartridge running 24 hours a day? Message-ID: Date: 12 Aug 90 19:46:27 GMT References: <1990Aug12.142145.7467@zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu> Sender: news@ut-emx.UUCP Lines: 29 nevai@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Paul Nevai) writes: >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? There is a dust problem with the NeXT's optical drive.. You can get dust filters from NeXTessories (at MIT) which will cut down on the dust intake. Besides that possibility, I cannot think of anything that should be a problem. the NeXTessories address is: NeXTessories MIT Branch P.O. Box 128 Cambridge, MA 02139 If you want information through e-mail, contact: dnp@bourbaki.mit.edu john -- | John R. Schutz | Internet&NeXTmail: john@csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu | | Center for Space Research | Standard Disclaimer | "I'm mentally | | Programmer (NeXT) | unstable, cracked, and clinically insane. | | Etc. | Besides that, I'm perfectly normal." -me |