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From: tjo@its.bt.co.uk (Tim Oldham)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Leaving computer equip. on
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Date: 20 Sep 90 16:36:29 GMT
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In article <6136@ethz.UUCP> karrer@ethz.UUCP (Andreas Karrer) writes:
>P.S. Ever wondered why US-made computers almost invariably have subminiature
>power switches almost inaccessible at the back end? And why often
>european-made ones have theirs in front? 

The EC dictates this, I'm told. Our RS/6000 has a bloody great switch
on the front, which incredibly tempting to flick...I'm also told that
IBM wanted to put the switch on the back, but were told they couldn't.

	Tim.
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