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From: morse@leadsv.UUCP (Terry Morse)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: More disks checked..
Message-ID: <775@leadsv.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 23-Jan-86 12:29:25 EST
Article-I.D.: leadsv.775
Posted: Thu Jan 23 12:29:25 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jan-86 03:51:36 EST
References: <1773@trwrba.UUCP> <5100003@clio>
Organization: Lockheed, Sunnyvale CA
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Summary: don't put disk drive on the left side

In article <5100003@clio>, bantz@clio.Uiuc.ARPA writes:
> 
> Why not put the drive on the left?

There are two reasons not to put the disk drive on the left side.

1) That is near the power supply, which has a magnetic field.

2) More importantly, the disk drive will block the air slats at the bottom
of the Mac.  Free convection across the circuitry may be cut severely.
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Terry Morse  (408)743-1487
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