Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!uwvax!puff!beilke From: beilke@puff.wisc.edu (Matt Beilke) Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: Putting a 1541 on its side?? Message-ID: <283@puff.wisc.edu> Date: Fri, 31-Oct-86 18:41:09 EST Article-I.D.: puff.283 Posted: Fri Oct 31 18:41:09 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 2-Nov-86 23:38:48 EST References: <205@ranhome.UUCP> Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Lines: 20 In article <205@ranhome.UUCP>, randy@ranhome.UUCP (Randy Horton) writes: > Does anyone out there have any experience putting a 1541 on its side? Space > on my desk seems to be very scarce, so I would like to put my 1541 on its side > to save space. I am wondering if I am inviting some kind of trouble by doing > this. I don't usually leave it on for extended periods of time. > -- If you have ever lived in a dorm you know what it's like to have very little desk space, so I believe I can answer your question very easily. No, it does not hurt the drive and/or the disks, _but_ make sure that you keep it close to a wall (or any thing stable) so that it does not wobble when you insert, and extract disks. Although my drive has never tipped over, I don't imagine it would help the alignment very much. -Matt