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From: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: More disks checked..
Message-ID: <8576@amdcad.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 20:37:12 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 22 20:37:12 1986
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In article <5100003@clio> bantz@clio.Uiuc.ARPA writes:
>
>Why not put the drive on the left?  It's that way on my Mac in the office
>and on one at home.  Haven't noticed any problems. (I'm right handed and
>this leaves room to mouse around on the right side.)

Your choice.  If on the left the disk is near the magnetic fields generated
by the transformer in the analog high voltage power supply. This increases
the chance of errors on your disk.  At least once I have seen Apple quoted
as endorsing this as a fact.  I don't know if Apple has endorsed it.
-- 
 Jim Budler
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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