u-jmolse%sunset.utah.edu@utah-cs.UUCP (John M. Olsen) (07/18/88)
I think this came up ages ago, but does anyone know whether it will mess
up drive alignment to stand an Amiga on it's end? This would be a Good
Thing if you want to stick a noisy fan under a desk. It would take up
a lot less space, but it may require some custom cables to make everything
reach. Has anyone got any success or failure stories in doing this?
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[ There are two ways to right error-free programs. Only the third one works. ] In article <5614@utah-cs.UUCP> u-jmolse%sunset.utah.edu.UUCP@utah-cs.UUCP (John M. Olsen) writes: |I think this came up ages ago, but does anyone know whether it will mess |up drive alignment to stand an Amiga on it's end? This would be a Good |Thing if you want to stick a noisy fan under a desk. It would take up |a lot less space, but it may require some custom cables to make everything |reach. Has anyone got any success or failure stories in doing this? No problem at all. I've run mine that way almost from the day I got it. I don't have it under the table, but I don't think there'd be much problem with cable lengths. You might want to get one of those "tower stands," or whatever they're called, to keep your Ami above the level of any spilled water. One nice thing for me is that this puts the drives just at hand level when my elbow is resting on the table. Ergonomics in action! :-) | /| | /||| /\| | John M. Olsen, 1547 Jamestown Drive | \|()|\|\_ |||. \/|/)@|\_ | Salt Lake City, UT 84121-2051 | | u-jmolse%ug@cs.utah.edu or ...!utah-cs!utah-ug!u-jmolse |"TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITS!!" -Roger Rabbit Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark, | Dale D. Snell: dales@teksce.SCE.TEK.COM The King is fond of kittens. | UUCP: ...!tektronix!tekgen!teksce!dales He likes to take their insides out, | Compu$erve: 74756,666 And use them for his mittens! | What's a disclaimer?
peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (07/20/88)
In article ... u-jmolse%sunset.utah.edu@utah-cs.UUCP (John M. Olsen) writes: > I think this came up ages ago, but does anyone know whether it will mess > up drive alignment to stand an Amiga on it's end? I put one of my drives on its side next to the monitor and got significantly worse reliability. Reliability is none too good anyway, so I gave up the nice compact set up and went back to having everything spread out right away.
daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) (07/21/88)
in article <2307@sugar.uu.net>, peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva) says: > Keywords: disk alignment meatloaf > I put one of my drives on its side next to the monitor and got significantly > worse reliability. Reliability is none too good anyway, so I gave up the nice > compact set up and went back to having everything spread out right away. That sounds like a problem specific to being next to the monitor, rather than being on the side. Many monitors put out more than enough energy to occasionally mess with a nearby floppy disk. If you're aleady having reliability problems, you could probably get just about any monitor to push you over the edge if you put your floppy right next to it. -- Dave Haynie "The 32 Bit Guy" Commodore-Amiga "The Crew That Never Rests" {ihnp4|uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: D-DAVE H BIX: hazy "I can't relax, 'cause I'm a Boinger!"
richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) (07/21/88)
In article <2307@sugar.uu.net> peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: >In article ... u-jmolse%sunset.utah.edu@utah-cs.UUCP (John M. Olsen) writes: >> I think this came up ages ago, but does anyone know whether it will mess >> up drive alignment to stand an Amiga on it's end? > >I put one of my drives on its side next to the monitor and got significantly >worse reliability. Reliability is none too good anyway, so I gave up the nice >compact set up and went back to having everything spread out right away. We talking about the Commodore External Floppy drives ? I've had one (great sample space, huh ?) on its side since I got it at xmas and hav'nt had any problems. Must be the air in Tejas or something... -- Many have been bought by rich people, from other countries. richard@gryphon.CTS.COM {backbone}!gryphon!richard
kasper@csli.STANFORD.EDU (Kasper Osterbye) (07/21/88)
In article <4303@cbmvax.UUCP> daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) writes: >in article <2307@sugar.uu.net>, peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva) says: >> Keywords: disk alignment meatloaf > >> I put one of my drives on its side next to the monitor and got significantly >> worse reliability. Reliability is none too good anyway, so I gave up the nice >> compact set up and went back to having everything spread out right away. > >That sounds like a problem specific to being next to the monitor, rather than >being on the side. Many monitors put out more than enough energy to occasionally >Dave Haynie "The 32 Bit Guy" Commodore-Amiga "The Crew That Never Rests" This reminds me of an experience I had in the old c64 days. If I put the floppy drive on one side of the monitor I had a lot of problems, if I put it on the other side of the monitor there was none! So maybe try moving it around? Kasper Osterbye ||| /// ///| Internet: kasper@csli.stanford.edu ||| /// ///|| UUCP: {backbones..}!csli.stanford.edu!kasper |||<<< ///||| AT&T: (415) 323 9604 ||| \\\ ///=||| USMAIL: 2420 Tasso st. #3, Palo Alto CA 94301 ||| \\X// |||MIGA
peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (07/21/88)
In article <4303@cbmvax.UUCP>, daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) writes: > in article <2307@sugar.uu.net>, peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva) says: > > I put one of my drives on its side next to the monitor and got significantly > > worse reliability.... > That sounds like a problem specific to being next to the monitor, rather than > being on the side. You're probably right: I really had reliability problems when I had my drive sitting on top of a Tandy 1000, and Tandy is known for flouting FCC require- ments. This could be more of the same. The other symptom I had when I put the drive on its side, though, can't really be explained that way. That was in incredible increase in the volume level of the disk groinker (:->). -- Peter da Silva `-_-' peter@sugar.uu.net Have you hugged U your wolf today?
bobb@tekfdi.TEK.COM (Robert Bales) (07/25/88)
In article <2307@sugar.uu.net> peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: >I put one of my drives on its side next to the monitor and got significantly >worse reliability. Reliability is none too good anyway, so I gave up the nice >compact set up and went back to having everything spread out right away. Possibly due to magnetic fields from the monitor, instead of the drive's being on end. Possibly. Bob Bales Tektronix, Inc. I help Tektronix make their instruments. They don't help me make my opinions.
robertw@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Robert B. Williams) (08/06/88)
My Amiga 3.5 external drive has been on its side almost since I got it 2 years ago. No problems. I have my monitor on a shelf about 6 inches above the cpu (and 5.25 drive) so it's not real close to the 3.5 drive. Its not any noisier than when flat, maybe because I put rubber feet on the side (bottom now) of the drive so it wouldn't slide around. It's on it's starboard side. (pushbutton up) Robert (I hate long signatures) Williams robertw@hp-pcd Corvallis Workstation Operation
mike@shogun.cc.umich.edu (Michael Nowak) (08/15/88)
Did anyone ever come up with a way to extend the keyboard and mouse cables so you can put the main box on its end on the floor? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In Real Life: Michael Nowak Workstation Consultant U of M Computing Center User Services Via Internet: mike@ninja.cc.umich.edu Via UUCP: uunet!umix!ninja.cc.umich.edu!mike Working for but in no way representing the University of Michigan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) (08/18/88)
In Message <635@mailrus.cc.umich.edu>, mike@shogun.cc.umich.edu (Michael Nowak) writes: >Did anyone ever come up with a way to extend the keyboard and mouse >cables so you can put the main box on its end on the floor? The mouse can be extended via a simple 9 pin extension cord. When I had to get the hardware ready for DevCon '88 I bought joystick extension cord's from Radio Shack. They worked just great! As for the keyboard, an AT keyboard cable extension cable should work. If my memory serves me correctly, the connectors are the same. (I never tried this one though). > In Real Life: Michael Nowak -- Dan "Sneakers" Schein {alegra|amiga|rutgers|uunet}!cbmvax!heimat!sneakers Sneakers Computing 2455 McKinley Ave West Lawn PA 19609 Call: BERKS AMIGA BBS 24 Hrs - 3/12/2400 Baud Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed are 40 Meg -=- 215/678-7691 those of Sneakers Computing Of course heimat is an Amiga, doesn't everyone run UUCP & UseNet on an Amiga?