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In article <9APR199221530916@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov> silbar@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov  
(Dick Silbar) writes:
> ...
> Then my friend Paul wandered by and he said, "Gee, I'm not sure I'd leave
> that thing standing up that way..."  He didn't explain why.
> 
> QUESTION: is there any good reason why we _shouldn't_ leave Rachel's
> slab standing in its upright position? 
> 
>    Dick Silbar

Well, keep in mind the design of the NeXTstation for cooling.  The bottom  
mounted fan is designed to force air over the motherboard.  Make sure not to  
restrict the airflow into the machine.  Another consideration is the hard  
drive.  Although it runs fine in the vertical orientation, you should strongly  
consider reformatting the drive and reinstalling the OS with it vertical.  The  
drive does operate differently sideways (albeit a minute difference) and in my  
experience with other PCs (Mac and DOS) the hard drive is prone to failure.

I distinctly remember a host of technical reasons why, at its introduction, it  
was not recommended to orient the station on its side.  If anyone has more  
specifics, please post 'em.  An easier solution, and the one I would choose,  
is to simple order the longer monitor cable that ships with the cube ($60 I  
think) and put the station on a shelf somewhere with good ventilation.

Ric Mommer
Multimedia Computing Studio
University of Iowa

DISCLAIMER:  These opinions are mine and not those of the University because  
the University can't afford any opinions at this time.  I do believe the Union  
is negotiating for an increase in opinions.  If an agreement is reached  
regarding the  increase in opinioins, I would have to recommend to furlough  
the opinions until such time the University is more sound.  Remember, the  
University that opinions the least, educates the most.