5 Aug
2006
5 Aug
'06
11:17 a.m.
On 8/5/2006 at 1:26 PM Roy J. Tellason wrote:
I've been a tech for coming up on four decades now,
most of that time
having my hands inside of the hardware of one sort or another, and the
earlier
stuff had vacuum tubes in it, on up to current
technology.
And I've *never* seen anything like what you describe here, or heard of
such
a thing either.
I've seen something close to it--an old PC stored in a garage next to a
leaking jug of muriatic acid. Most of the copper turned to green dust, but
the packages (ceramic and plastic) were fine. The zinc plating on the
chassis was gone and the steel underneath was nearly rusted through in
places. The concrete floor also took a hit.
Cheers,
Chuck