Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!endor!singer From: singer@endor.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Disk Stickers (was Re: MacScheme Warning!) Message-ID: <2921@husc6.UUCP> Date: Fri, 2-Oct-87 08:36:08 EDT Article-I.D.: husc6.2921 Posted: Fri Oct 2 08:36:08 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Oct-87 08:35:36 EDT References: <828@cadre.dsl.PITTSBURGH.EDU> <2928@trwrb.UUCP> Sender: news@husc6.UUCP Reply-To: singer@endor.UUCP (Richard Siegel) Organization: THINK Technologies, Inc., Bedford, MA Lines: 27 In article <2928@trwrb.UUCP> carlile@trwrb.UUCP (Donald E. Carlile) writes: >master disk. I, too, was foolish enough to stick such a disk into my >Mac II, and damaged the internal drive. (Fortunately I was able to unbend >the bent part). > Just a note -- "unbending" bent metal parts is in general not a good idea. Repeated flexure (even one unbending) can lead to metal fatigue and eventual failure. I know disk drives cost money, but I would rather fix it now than have it fail unexpectedly. I agree that it's pretty useless to put the stickers on the disk gates... --Rich **The opinions stated herein are my own opinions and do not necessarily represent the policies or opinions of my employer (THINK Technologies, Inc). Richard M. Siegel Customer Support Representative THINK Technologies, Inc. Uucp: {decvax, ucbvax, sun}!harvard!endor!singer Internet/Arpanet: singer@harvard.harvard.edu No one writes programs that work right the first time. If they did, I'd be out of a job.