19 Apr
2005
19 Apr
'05
7:28 p.m.
On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, Joe R. wrote:
Mine doesn't. I bought seven HP 64000s a couple
of years ago and none of
them had the problem. Their (the 64000s) CRTs were all made by Clinton but
they were still perfect. However they were stored on the second floor of a
large barn like building and it was bone dry. However it was un-air
conditioned and within site of the Atlantic coast. I don't know the history
of any of the other systems that I got except for the first HP9845. It had
been stored in a cheap leaky aluminium shed for a number of years and it's
CRT was full of spots. My Soroc came from a surplus store and it's CRT is
perfect but the store had just gotten it and I have no idea where it came
from before that.
My stuff has always been stored in dry areas with fairly stable
temperatures year round so who knows.
Another computer that gets affected that I just remembered is the Imlac.
My Imlac has it bad, and Tom Uban's has it as well.
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