Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sample.eng.ohio-state.edu!purdue!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!mojo!eng.umd.edu!tgoose From: tgoose@eng.umd.edu (Jason Garms) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Mac hard disks/orientation Message-ID: <1991May22.195350.1129@eng.umd.edu> Date: 22 May 91 19:53:50 GMT References: Sender: news@eng.umd.edu (C-News) Reply-To: tgoose@eng.umd.edu (Jason Garms) Organization: College of Engineering, Maryversity of Uniland, College Park Lines: 17 In article , jp48+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jonathan Pace) writes: > > For what it's worth, I formatted the drive of my IIcx flat and ran it that > way for a year. Then I ran out of desk space (don't we all) and I tipped it > onto the side. That was a year ago and I haven't had any problem. > > I don't say this is safe. If the mfg says reformat, I'm not saying not to. > I'm just saying it's working for me. > > Jon Usually people run out of DISKspace before they run out of DESKspace ;-> (it's been a long week... and it's not over yet!) -- Jason Garms tgoose@eng.umd.edu