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From: s872607@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (George Tzanatos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Setting a PC on its Side
Message-ID: <1991May5.103037.27908@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
Date: 5 May 91 10:30:37 GMT
References: <47696@ut-emx.uucp> <13000008@hplsla.HP.COM> <1991Apr28.022805.164@unixland.uucp> <235@rand.mel.cocam.oz.au>
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.
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grs@rand.mel.cocam.oz.au (Gary Raymond Schmidt) writes:


>   About the only problem I've had with standing a PC on it's side is
>the danger of static damage if it's not in a stand of some sort - very
>likely if you are trying to put it on Nylon carpet.  (Don't flame me,
>I didn't do it, I had to fix it).

Wasn't the case EARTHED? 
And most stands sold are PLASTIC, making the inclusion of one irrelevant.

(Ive had my pc sideways for 2.5 years with no hardware probs - oh yeah, my 
 carpet isn't what i'd call "static free" either).

 George