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From: ech@cbnewsk.att.com (ned.horvath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac hard disks/orientation
Message-ID: <1991May16.165050.28591@cbnewsk.att.com>
Date: 16 May 91 16:50:50 GMT
References: <1991May16.134953.28442@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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From article <1991May16.134953.28442@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>, by cjeff@ghoti.lcs.mit.edu (Carl J.M. Alexander):

> Am I the *only* person who remembers that the reason Apple told us not 
> to put Mac IIs up on end was that it defeats the cooling design?

A valid point.  However,

- Kensington markets a nice pair of metal "feet" you can put under the
"fan-exhaust" end of a II(IIx,IIfx).  The feet widen the footprint to about
9" for stability, AND provide 2" of clearance off the floor for proper
exhaust.  $20 from MacConnection, I small price to reclaim your desk!

- The compact modulars (IIcx, IIci) have a redesigned cooling system to 
permit you to mount 'em on the left side.
-- 

=Ned Horvath=
ehorvath@attmail.com