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Re: Moving portables while running.

From Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Moving portables while running.
Date 2012-03-25 13:28 -0400
Organization Ain’t No Organization Here!
Message-ID <jknkki$6ak$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <dorayme-99B37F.14263825032012@news.albasani.net> <jkm7rq$gbj$2@dont-email.me> <250320120051496941%nospam@nospam.invalid>

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On 03-25-2012 00:51, nospam wrote:
> In article<jkm7rq$gbj$2@dont-email.me>, Wes Groleau
> <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org>  wrote:
>
>> A long time ago, drives were less precise, and if you formatted a
>> platter horizontal, it was best to always use it horizontal.
>>
>> But that was back when drives were measured in megabytes.
>
> the problem were the drive bearings, not the formatting.

I did not say the formatting itself was the cause.  It was not only the 
platter bearings but all lot of other parts.  Anything that affects the 
positioning of the heads relative to the recorded bits has a different 
gravitational pull on it horizontally than vertically.  Back in those 
days, the positioning of many of those parts was not as precisely 
controlled.

-- 
Wes Groleau

    Nobody believes a theoretical analysis — except the guy who did it.
    Everybody believes an experimental analysis — except the guy who did it.
                                  — Unknown

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Moving portables while running. dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-03-25 14:26 +1100
  Re: Moving portables while running. HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-03-25 17:18 +1200
    Re: Moving portables while running. dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-03-25 21:59 +1100
      Re: Moving portables while running. Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-03-25 13:32 -0400
        Re: Moving portables while running. dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-03-26 09:38 +1100
          Re: Moving portables while running. Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-03-25 19:07 -0400
    Re: Moving portables while running. Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2012-03-25 14:37 +0000
      Re: Moving portables while running. George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-03-25 10:02 -0500
        Re: Moving portables while running. Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-03-25 10:20 -0700
      Re: Moving portables while running. Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-03-25 18:33 +0200
      Re: Moving portables while running. Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-03-25 13:36 -0400
        Re: Moving portables while running. Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-03-25 20:01 +0200
      Re: Moving portables while running. Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2012-03-25 14:06 -0700
        Re: Moving portables while running. Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-03-26 10:48 +0200
  Re: Moving portables while running. Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-03-25 00:44 -0400
    Re: Moving portables while running. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-03-25 00:51 -0400
      Re: Moving portables while running. Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-03-24 22:22 -0700
        Re: Moving portables while running. HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-03-25 19:09 +1200
          Re: Moving portables while running. Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-03-24 23:34 -0700
      Re: Moving portables while running. Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-03-25 13:28 -0400
        Re: Moving portables while running. Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-03-25 19:56 +0200

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