Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!wa3wbu!john
From: john@wa3wbu.UUCP (John Gayman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Standing a PC on Its Side and a Mouse Question
Message-ID: <435@wa3wbu.UUCP>
Date: 19 Dec 87 22:13:31 GMT
References: <4334@ecsvax.UUCP>
Organization: WA3WBU, Marysville,PA
Lines: 26
Summary: weak data

In article <4334@ecsvax.UUCP>, burgin@ecsvax.UUCP (Robert Burgin) writes:
> 
> (1)  Can someone tell me the pros and cons of operating
>      a microcomputer like the IBM PC with the unit 
>      standing on its side?  Is there anything wrong

    The biggest problem with running the computers on end lies with the
hard disk. You will probably experience a higher degree of lost data due
to the fact that the data will have a harder time hanging onto the surface
of the disk when on end.

[Disclaimer] :   Please completely ignore the above statement.

    Usually the biggest concern in running on end is with the hard disk.
I have seem equipment with disk drives mounted both horizontally and 
vertically and have found no evidence that it makes a difference. The
Pros of operating this way is it gives you more table space, the Cons:
I know of none.

					John


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