8 Oct
2004
8 Oct
'04
11:28 a.m.
On Oct 8 2004, 4:34, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Also to worry about:
* Paper rot (paper documents that are crumbling due to acid in the
paper)
* Bit rot (EPROMS or magnetic media that are nearing
their
theoretical
lifespan)
I was going to mention that.
Also electrolytic capacitors that need reformed.
Old oil/grease in fan bearings and the like, which has turned to
varnish/wax and seized the bearings.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
9 Oct
9 Oct
7:37 a.m.
On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, Pete Turnbull wrote:
On Oct 8 2004, 4:34, Vintage Computer Festival
wrote:
If it hasn't been mentioned yet, rubber rollers inside tape drives, paper
tape and punch card readers and punches...basically rubber rollers in
anything mechanical.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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Also to worry about:
* Paper rot (paper documents that are crumbling due to acid in the
paper)
* Bit rot (EPROMS or magnetic media that are
nearing their
theoretical
lifespan)
I was going to mention that.
Also electrolytic capacitors that need reformed.
Old oil/grease in fan bearings and the like, which has turned to
varnish/wax and seized the bearings. 
7:51 a.m.
Also to worry about:
* Paper rot (paper documents that are crumbling due to acid in the
paper)
* Bit rot (EPROMS or magnetic media that are
nearing their
theoretical
lifespan)
I was going to mention that.
Also electrolytic capacitors that need reformed.
Old oil/grease in fan bearings and the like, which has turned to
varnish/wax and seized the bearings. 
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