3 Apr
2005
3 Apr
'05
10:27 p.m.
Appreciate a little bit of advice from the list please.
I started getting my shed full of gear in order on the weekend.
Following a renno of the kitchen the plan is to rebuild the kitchen
cupboards in the shed to provide additional storage.
I noted when moving stuff around on the weekend that some corrosion has
set into DB plugs and PS2 connectors etc. Fortunately its on a couple of
AT machines of which I have about a zillion so its not a big drama but
I'm more concerned about the longer term effects on my more precious
assets.
Storing stuff in the house would be great but that also equates to
divorce :-)
How do people store their computer stuff medium to long term.
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3 Apr
3 Apr
11:25 p.m.
From: "Parker, Kevin" <KParker at workcover.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 9:27 PM
Appreciate a little bit of advice from the list
please.
I started getting my shed full of gear in order on the weekend.
Following a renno of the kitchen the plan is to rebuild the kitchen
cupboards in the shed to provide additional storage.
I noted when moving stuff around on the weekend that some corrosion has
set into DB plugs and PS2 connectors etc. Fortunately its on a couple of
AT machines of which I have about a zillion so its not a big drama but
I'm more concerned about the longer term effects on my more precious
assets.
Storing stuff in the house would be great but that also equates to
divorce :-)
How do people store their computer stuff medium to long term.
++++++++++
Kevin Parker
Web Services Consultant
WorkCover Corporation
p: 08 8233 2548
m: 0418 806 166
e: kparker at workcover.com
w: www.workcover.com
It'll get you no matter what you do:
If it's damp corrosion sets in.
If it's try the caps will go bad.
If vermin gets to it they will gnaw on everything.
Dry is always best to reduce corrosion the true bane of electronics, it acts
like cancer.
Put everything on wooden platforms and make sure there is air circulation,
if you want to cover it to keep dust etc off cotton material is better than
plastic.
If you find corrosion on anything of value get a brass brush (size of a
toothbrush) and clean it well.
Randy
www.s100-manuals.com
4 Apr
4 Apr
7:43 p.m.
On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 11:57:58 +0930
"Parker, Kevin" <KParker at workcover.com> wrote:
Appreciate a little bit of advice from the list please.
I started getting my shed full of gear in order on the weekend.
Following a renno of the kitchen the plan is to rebuild the kitchen
cupboards in the shed to provide additional storage.
I noted when moving stuff around on the weekend that some corrosion
has set into DB plugs and PS2 connectors etc. Fortunately its on a
couple of AT machines of which I have about a zillion so its not a big
drama but I'm more concerned about the longer term effects on my more
precious assets.
Storing stuff in the house would be great but that also equates to
divorce :-)
How do people store their computer stuff medium to long term.
Ummm, I have a stack of 'Beige G3' Macintoshes next to the sofa in the
living room. There's a hefty 'portable' Sparc system in a VME case with
handle (which is what technically classifies it as 'portable') wedged in
front of the TV's cart, blocking access to the VHS tapes and what-not.
There's a big pile of pizzabox Suns blocking easy access to the
workbench across the room from here. It's not *that* hard to get around
in this room (the 'official' room that I'm allowed to have anything I
like it) as long as you walk sideways. The spare bedroom has stuff like
the Kaypro portables, the big mass of ColorComputer machines and
software and whatnot, and down underneath a bunch of that, the
SparcServer 1000, with equally massive Storage Array, and the
Atwater-Kent radio sit.
Important stuff like the Sym-1 and the Intel Bubble Memory Development
Kit (an ISA card evaluation board) are safely nestled on a shelf in the
original boxes.
5 Apr
5 Apr
2:47 p.m.
New subject: Hardware storage (was: Re: Corrosion pains)
Scott Stevens wrote:
See, my wife would not have stood for that one bit, so when we went looking for
a new house, I had a grand total of three stipulations:
- Must have partially or fully finished basement
- Basement must be fairly soundproof (ie loud music in basement can't be a
nuisance in the kid's bedrooms) as I play a lot of early 1980's-era games with
very loud BEEP BOOP sounds that are annoying to some members of the family
- Must have a crawlspace
...and that narrowed our search considerably :-) I have 25+ machines plus
monitors, etc. stuffed in the crawlspace. Critters are occaisionally a
problem, so anything I truly care about gets wrapped in a plastic trash bag,
then put into a box. This keeps the insects out, and smells are trapped so the
rodents aren't tempted to gnaw through anything (although, just in case, I keep
a poison trap in there and replace it every year).
The crawlspace is hidden by what looks like a closet door in the finished part
of the basement, about 8 feet away from my work area. When I need a machine, I
get it out of the crawlspace and set it up, then put it back when I'm done.
Eventually I'll need to buy some kneepads, though, since it's hard on the knees
and back. I do back stretches every other day specifically to keep in shape
for getting things in/out of the space -- some things can be slid along the
carpet swatches I laid down in there but some lifting needs to be performed
while you are on hands and knees.
As for moisture; I live in a very medium-tempered climate so it's not a problem
(I don't even have a sump pump in the house, it wasn't necessary when the house
was built). In my previous house, it *was* a problem so all of the machines
were on makeshift wooden shelves that guaranteed each piece of hardware was 3
inches off of the ground. The sump pump failed one time, and if it weren't for
those shelves, all of my collection would have been 2 inches deep in water.
The best part of the crawlspace is that the wife doesn't really know how much I
have. She's too freaked to go in there (dark, occaisional dead mouse).
--
Jim Leonard (trixter at oldskool.org) http://www.oldskool.org/
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How do people store their computer stuff medium to long term.
Ummm, I have a stack of 'Beige G3' Macintoshes next to the sofa in the
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