Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 17:31:41 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: michaelv@MindBender.serv.net, terry@lambert.org, imp@village.org, aflundi@lundin.abq.nm.us, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 2.1.5r -> current upgrade Message-ID: <199611010701.RAA04341@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <7636.846825368@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Oct 31, 96 09:16:08 pm
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Jordan K. Hubbard stands accused of saying: > > > It's not that hard, really. You just have to tilt the case slightly > > so the disks spin "down hill". That gives them the extra little bit > > of velocity you need to get the extra minute. > > This only works north of the equator, I'm afraid. In the southern > hemisphere you'll actually lose a minute by doing this. ... but you can compensate by turning your monitor upside down. > Jordan -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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