MicroVAX 3100 booting question...

From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <(healyzh_at_aracnet.com)>
Date: Fri Apr 27 22:25:48 2001

> This brings something to mind: I've received system purchased systems
> and boards on E-bay and from people on this list that came packaged in
> ways not protected at all from static, such as wrapped in plastic bags
> or plastic bubble-wrap inside a box filled with foam "peanuts" or else
> just packed loose in a box with foam "peanuts."
>
> Hopefully we can all learn to be a bit more careful and protect exposed
> connectors, circuit boards, etc. from static electricity during shipping.

Got to agree there. When shipping boards, I first bag them in anti-static,
and then wrap them in bubble-wrap. Then come the peanuts or more
bubblewrap.

One of the scarriest packages I've ever recieved was some PDP-11 Q-Bus
boards a few years ago. They were wrapped in Tin Foil!!! I mentioned this
on the list at the time, and IIRC, the consensous was this was safe.
However, it's not something I'll ever do.

Out of curiousity, how safe is dry newspaper?

                                Zane
Received on Fri Apr 27 2001 - 22:25:48 BST