15 Jul
2001
15 Jul
'01
2:41 p.m.
Agreed. But I'm compelled to clean the unit as much as possible of dust and
debris.
prior to powering it on. Not sure if it is necessary, but a spray of canned air or
from a compressor does at least give me a little peace
of mind prior to applying
power to a unit
that has been sitting for years.
Eric
Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, charles hobbs wrote:
I haven't run this machine in about 10 years,
so who knows what will
happen if I try to turn it on...
It'll work. There seems to be a prevalent misconception about the
durability of microcomputers. Save for anything with huge transformers
and caps in its power supply (i.e. S-100 machines) or Commodore 64s (which
in my experience die inordinately), most computers will fire right up no
matter how long it's been since their last go.
I know Tony will cringe when he reads this but it's really not necessary
to go through any precautions before firing up a modernish computer with a
switching power supply.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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