10 Dec
2001
10 Dec
'01
7:43 a.m.
On December 9, Glen Goodwin wrote:
It makes them STINK!
Actually either one makes them stink! ;)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL
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 ;>) 
10 Dec
10 Dec
6:40 p.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
On December 9, Glen Goodwin wrote:
It makes them STINK!
Actually either one makes them stink! ;)
Speaking of which, ever open a machine formerly owned by a
dog/cat owner?
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 ;>) 
9 Dec
9 Dec
5:41 p.m.
charles hobbs wrote:
Dave McGuire wrote:
Yes they to tend to collect the fur... ( Shakes out keyboard ).
But still better than smoke! Keeping the Magic Smoke in the Computer
helps too.
--
Ben Franchuk --- Pre-historic Cpu's --
www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html
On December 9, Glen Goodwin wrote:
It makes them STINK!
Actually either one makes them stink! ;)
Speaking of which, ever open a machine formerly owned by a
dog/cat owner? 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 ;>) 
11 Dec
11 Dec
2:24 a.m.
At 09:41 PM 12/9/01 -0700, Ben Franchuk wrote:
One of the worst odors I've experienced was created when lots of
cat hair were toasted inside the power supply of a friend's
computer. The hairs finally got the fan stuck and temperature
went up very quickly. Argghhh.. I said to myself, "that's
no magic smoke!" .
carlos.
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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org
Speaking of
which, ever open a machine formerly owned by a
dog/cat owner?
Yes they to tend to collect the fur... ( Shakes out keyboard ).
But still better than smoke! Keeping the Magic Smoke in the Computer
helps too. 
10 Dec
10 Dec
7:10 p.m.
On December 9,
Glen Goodwin wrote:
It makes them STINK!
Actually either one makes them stink! ;)
Speaking of which, ever open a machine formerly owned by a
dog/cat owner? 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 ;>) 
11 Dec
11 Dec
6 a.m.
Speaking of
which, ever open a machine formerly owned by a
dog/cat owner?
All the time (we have several cats). I've never had any cat
hair
in my systems, since I don't allow the cats in the computer room
(except for my favorite cat, who likes to sleep in his basket in
the corner or on the back of my chair while I'm in there). 
6:36 a.m.
My cats have always been more intent on distracting me than playing with
the computer, or sleep on it. They'll walk on the keyboard while I'm
using it, or walk in my line of the monitor, etc.
I think what happens with keyboards is that the cat hair settles in it
from the air..... cat hair becomes air borne very
easily. Since you
can't really wipe the hair off from in between the keys....
like you can
wipe the hair from the desk, so it just builds up.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
"Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" wrote:
Unless they get into territorial marking, they
don't stink them up much.
But, expect cat and dog hair. In particular, expect cat hair in
keyboards; cats take to keyboards like taxi drivers take to beaded seat
cushions!
7:25 a.m.
> But, expect cat and dog hair. In particular,
expect cat hair in
> keyboards; cats take to keyboards like taxi drivers take to beaded seat
> cushions!
On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Chad Fernandez wrote:
My cats have always been more intent on distracting me
than playing with
the computer, or sleep on it. They'll walk on the keyboard while I'm
using it, or walk in my line of the monitor, etc.
I think what happens with keyboards is that the cat hair settles in it
from the air..... cat hair becomes air borne very easily. Since you
can't really wipe the hair off from in between the keys.... like you can
wipe the hair from the desk, so it just builds up.
I deal with all of the computers for the Berkeley East Bay Humane
Society. The resident cats in the office all like to sleep on keyboards.
I set them up with keyboard drawers whenever I can get them cheap, or they
get donated (hint. HINT!) But training the office staff to shut the
drawers when not in use isn't easy.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
5:18 p.m.
On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
Yeh, probably as easy as training a cat!
- don
> But,
expect cat and dog hair. In particular, expect cat hair in
> keyboards; cats take to keyboards like taxi drivers take to beaded seat
> cushions!
On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Chad Fernandez wrote:
My cats have always been more intent on
distracting me than playing with
the computer, or sleep on it. They'll walk on the keyboard while I'm
using it, or walk in my line of the monitor, etc.
I think what happens with keyboards is that the cat hair settles in it
from the air..... cat hair becomes air borne very easily. Since you
can't really wipe the hair off from in between the keys.... like you can
wipe the hair from the desk, so it just builds up.
I deal with all of the computers for the Berkeley East Bay Humane
Society. The resident cats in the office all like to sleep on keyboards.
I set them up with keyboard drawers whenever I can get them cheap, or they
get donated (hint. HINT!) But training the office staff to shut the
drawers when not in use isn't easy. --
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
8:57 a.m.
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10:59 a.m.
On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Tony Duell wrote:
And jumping on the workbench, scattering components
everywhere was
annother.... I had to hold him hack whenever I had static-sensitive stuff
on the bench (for the device's safety) or whenever I had mains or other
HV stuff on the bench (for Homer's safety).
I once powered up an IBM 7013-550 - the old deskside PowerServer - and
watched Rascal, my 7-year-old hellbitch, spring out of the box. As near
as I could tell, she was sitting on the SCSI adapter when I turned it
on. Both she & the RS/6000 were unharmed until I caught her.
I think she likes the fan vibes from the older boxen. She'll lay up
against the case if she can.
By the way, most excellent mailing list. I dunno what took me so long.
See ya later,
Doc Shipley
Austin, Texas
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