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In article <10APR199210360945@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov> zoeller@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov  
(CHRIS ZOELLER * ZOELLER@LAMPF.LANL.GOV) writes:
> In article <1992Apr10.153133.24410@newshost.lanl.gov>, tms@twins.lanl.gov  
writes...
> >In article <9APR199221530916@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov> silbar@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov  
> >(Dick Silbar) writes:
> >> QUESTION: is there any good reason why we _shouldn't_ leave Rachel's
> >> slab standing in its upright position? 
> > 
> >Well, back in my PC days (Yes, it was a sad time indeed :-) I wondered the  
same  
> >thing about my AT.  I was told that as long as the hard drive was formatted  
> >while it was vertical, everything would be fine.  Had something to do with  
> >gravity's effect on the drive heads.  I don't know if this is still true...
> > 
> >Todd
> >PS  Does the extra 2.5 inches make that much difference?  What about a  
higher  
> >chair or lower desk?
> It's not the magnitude of the gravitational force vector, but the
> direction it points in that makes the difference. 

I meant "Does the extra 2.5 inches make it that much more uncomfortable?"

Todd
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