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Re: What companies are still using old technology
Paul G. wrote:
> On Mar 24, 12:34 pm, nos...@geniegate.com (Jamie) wrote:
> > Overheating is a killer, but, an even bigger killer is thermal expansion,
> > contraction and hard drive spinup/down.
> Dust is one of the major problems- it leads to heat and kills fans and
> clogs heatsink fins. Leaving computers with fans on all the time leads
> to failures as a result of dust build up. Of course that doesn't
> apply to most Apple II's.
> -Paul
*** That is true, but even non-fan system can buld up dust. We open our
suystems a couple times a year and vacuum them out. The fan blades are
cleaned with a tooth brush or paint brush.
Richard Bonner
http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/