25 Jan
2004
25 Jan
'04
7:22 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <kenziem(a)sympatico.ca>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:03 PM
Subject: Effect of COLD
Is there any problem with data stored in a garage when the temperature
drops
to -20? I just found out where my moved a bunch of my
machines (Cromemco,
nabu, pets, Tandy's).
Any precautions to take when moving them back indoors?
Mike
--
Ottawa, Canada
Collector of vintage computers
http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600
I would imagine anything with a lubricant (hard drives, floppies) would
freeze so that you would need to make sure the machine had warmed up quite a
bit before you tried to run it. Any plastic parts will be VERY brittle at
those temperatures so snapping them off when trying to move them would be a
problem.