18 May
1999
18 May
'99
12:43 a.m.
Anyway, Macs
are prety neat to stack (especialy the classic ones),
and should form a neat wall (maybe for seperation between dining
room and kitchen ?) or can be used as base for a desk etc.
(I just havn't enough to proove it)
I've tested this hypothesis in the lab and have concluded that they do not
stack well. They are angled slightly at the top. With enough Macs you
could build a suspension bridge, but I wouldn't drive a car over it. 
18 May
18 May
4:41 a.m.
On Tue, 18 May 1999 Philip.Belben(a)pgen.com wrote:
Sure.
I've
tested this hypothesis in the lab and have concluded that they do not
stack well. They are angled slightly at the top. With enough Macs you
could build a suspension bridge, but I wouldn't drive a car over it.
Suspension bridge? I take it you mean an arch bridge... The way to build a wall is to stack them not all the
same way round. The most
stable method is probably LRRLLRRLL..., but LRLRLR would probably work (L and R
meaning Macs facing Left and Right respectively)
LLRR wouldn't work. You'd have an unstable zigzag. LRLR is far more
optimal.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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19 May
19 May
5:33 a.m.
> The way to build a wall is to stack them not all
the same way round. The most
> stable method is probably LRRLLRRLL..., but LRLRLR would probably work (L and R
> meaning Macs facing Left and Right respectively)
LLRR wouldn't work. You'd have an unstable
zigzag. LRLR is far more
optimal.
Shure, LLRR is bad, but LRLR is also just rubbish - the tower
will grow into one direction, and as soon as the wight crosses
the outher linits of the first Mac, the tower will crumble.
AFAIR did Philip suggest RLLRRLL (or more neat RLLRLRRL) ...
one segment RLLR (or LRRL) is build up to have the top most
level again parlell to the ground and direct above the 'base'
Mac - RLLR or LRRL segments can be used as often as needed
(or until the structur of the bottom most Mac cracks.
Servus
Hans
(BTW: Sellam - I cant gurantee on Friday, since I had to
cancel (or at least delay) the vacations)
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