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Subject: Re: Mac IIsi Hard Drive "Feature"
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Date: 16 Apr 91 00:17:22 GMT
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The reason that the HD spins down on the portable is to save battery power
I can't think of a good reason to keep turning the HD on and off on a 
desktop machine except when it's going to be moved....
 
Steve Fuller
XDPQ8@vaxf.cc.iastate.edu