Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!van-bc!mdivax1!brindle Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: A IIci nit Message-ID: <1990Sep7.163546.1314@mdivax1.uucp> Date: 7 Sep 90 16:35:46 GMT References: Reply-To: mdivax1!fh06c!brindle (Jack Brindle) Distribution: comp Organization: Mobile Data International Lines: 29 Return-Path: Apparently-To: van-bc!rnews In article jwg1@gte.com (James W. Gish) writes: >Just a minor annoyance with the design of the IIci I want to get off my chest: > >Apple, pray tell, why did you choose to place the programmer's switch >such that if the machine is placed on end as recommended, it is easy >to inadvertently reboot the machine by sliding a book across the >desk/surface the machine is resting on? And if you had to put it >where you did, couldn't you provide some kind of guard to help prevent >accidental reboots? > >Wheww....that feels better :-) >-- >Jim Gish (jgish@gte.com) >Principal Investigator >Software Reusability Project >GTE Laboratories Inc. I tend to agree. But, I solved the problem quite easily. My mouse pad now sits right in front of the cpu, and that is where the mouse resides. Since I don't place books on the mouse, I no longer have the reset problem. Well... Except when my 16 month old son comes in to play. He crawls up in my lap, and somehow the reset and interrupt buttons seems to scream out "push me". He usually does :-}. By the way, my wife's Plus has the same baby problems with the buttons on the side. The Mac sits on the corner of the desk so that the buttons are at the perfect level desk for little Brian to play with. I don't think Apple could have won this one :-). Think I'll keep both my son AND the Macs around, though. They are both enjoyable to play and work with! JackB.