I have heard of disk drives (full size desktop drives, not laptap drives) that were spec'd to run either horizontal or vertical -- but NOT anything in between.

So did I. Actually, I think that IBM says something like that in tech specs of their Travelsomethings, the very discs used in Empeg (or about to be used); additionally, they recommend that disks be formatted in the same orientation they are going to work in (I remember, some 12 or 15 years ago with CDC Wren V disks (5_1/4", ESDI, 300MB, 18ms, $6k), that this was really important).

Bonzi -- are you willing to experiment and let us know the results?

I am, unless I find a better solution (Empeg is great, but I am not going to change my car to provide it with more comfortable home), but what good for is a sample of one :)

BTW, this spelling checker is ridiculous. It does not recognise IBM (or Empeg, for that matter), and suggests that I should be called Boo :)

Cheers!

Dragi "Bonzi" Raos
Zagreb, Croatia
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