27 Jan
2014
27 Jan
'14
7:25 a.m.
On Jan 27, 2014, at 6:17 AM, Jules Richardson <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com>
wrote:
We're all reasonably aware of the tendency for
vintage hardware to get a little flaky if it's too hot - but what about the other
side? I expect that the electronics aren't particularly troubled by the cold, but what
about tape units, floppy drives, hard drives, magnetic media? When is it too cold for them
to work reliably?
cheers
Jules
When I was running my VMS servers in the garage, and it got too cold, I'd stick an
electric heater in front of them on the lowest setting. If the hardware sounds strange,
it's a good indication they're getting too low. Also in the case of something
like DEC hardware, I believe there is a published minimum temp, but I don't happen to
have anything handy.
Zane
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