On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, Pete Turnbull wrote:
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.
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Man of Intrigue and Danger
http://www.vintage.org
[ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ]
[ and academia at
www.VintageTech.com || at
http://marketplace.vintage.org ]