>A bloke who was researching this at the Science Mus. in London wrote an
>article for the ANALYTICAL ENGINE in which he basically said that there was
>no reversing the effect, and the only way you could limit the deterioration
>was to keep the artifact in near-total darkness. I also asked the
>Smithsonian and they concurred with this.
I guess that means those of us that are forced to keep sizable portions of
our collections in a storage unit are actually lucky then, as it means we
are keeping them in the correct light levels. Hmmm.
On a simular note, I'm in the process of seeing about getting my Atari 800
up and running. It apparently had a piece of black plastic foam on the lid
about the where the two cartridges go.
Foam rubber is _EVIL_, it deteriorates, and it can really make a mess.
I've seen it make some really sickening messes. A good example is it can
pock the finish on a fine violin. This is the first time I think I've seen
it used in a computer though.
This sort of goes against principles when it comes to restoring things, or
keeping them in their original form, but if you have systems with foam
rubber in it, it would be best to remove it.
Zane
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Received on Mon Dec 22 1997 - 23:46:17 GMT