[Cialug] computers in unusual conditions

[Nathan C. Smith]

Ahhh, steel in the chassis, aren't they tin foil and plastic now?

I think the power supplies were definitely better, or perhaps just
overbuilt.  The motherboards didn't flex when you pushed a card in.

But would you trade it for the lower prices, faster speeds and better
availability we have today?  Remember when you couldn't buy blank CDs in
Walgreens or Target in a pinch?

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave J. Hala Jr. [mailto:dave@58ghz.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 3:38 PM
To: Cialug
Subject: RE: [Cialug] computers in unusual conditions



I hate to sound like an "old guy" but it didn't it seem like back in those
days (pre-pentium era) they were better built? Higher quality fans, heavier
steel in the chassis, etc...



On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 15:20, Lee wrote:
> Some years back I worked on an older PC deployed in the foundry at 
> Eagle Iron Works (downtown Des Moines). Believe me, after seeing it 
> first hand. The conditions for a PC were less than ideal. I believe it 
> was a 486, which would have required a fan. It had run quite well for 
> years, hooked up to a odd little device that they poured molten metal 
> into. The software then recorded measurements from the device. In all 
> its time in service the only real problem was the serial port failed.
> 
> Point being this was a stock off-the-shelf PC. And it's only downfall 
> was old age.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-admin@cialug.org [mailto:cialug-admin@cialug.org]On 
> Behalf Of Jeff Davis
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 2:23 PM
> To: cialug@cialug.org
> Subject: [Cialug] computers in unusual conditions
> 
> 
> I'm curious if anyone on the list has deployed computers into abnormal 
> situations. e.g. A PC for data collection in an unheated/non-cooled 
> building in Iowa where the year round
>       ambient temp range is dramatic.
> 
> I know you can buy 'rugged' equipment that will handle such extremes, 
> but in this case I'm already looking at using a hand-me-down PII 500 
> which is more than sufficient for the task.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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