At 10:27 PM 12/9/01 -0500, you wrote: You have been very lucky. Over the years I have seen many problems caused by just that. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- gene(a)ehrich.com gehrich(a)tampabay.rr.com P.O. Box 3365 Spring Hill Florida 34611-3365 http://www.voicenet.com/~generic Computer & Video Game Garage Sale I accept PayPal To subscribe to automatic updates send a blank e-mail to: online-garage-sale-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com

The tar and other solids do have thier effects on machines, just basically depends on where it is in conjuction to the smoke you exhale and the ashtray with the smoldering cigs - I took one apart that I used a lot when I did smoke - pew did it wreak! I never noticed it when I smoked though and I noticed also since I'm a non-smoker (not an anti-smoker though like many that quit) that the machines that I did smoke near have a brown film on them inside and out, and that the fans and inside power siupplies are loaded with dust that the tar collected with. -> -----Original Message----- -> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org -> [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Glen Goodwin -> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:28 PM -> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org -> Subject: Smoking around computers -> -> -> > From: Tony Duell <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk> -> -> > I wouldn't want anybody smoking near my computers! -> -> I've been chain-smoking around computers of various sorts for 20 -> years, and -> I've never seen any evidence of smoke-related problems. I prefer that -> computers don't smoke around me, however ;>) -> -> OTOH, audio gear seems to be very susceptible to my smoke, and I have to -> clean all the switches and pots every three months or so. -> -> Glen -> 0/0 -> ->

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