At 07:39 PM 12/22/97 +0000, you wrote:
>> At 09:04 AM 12/22/97 -0800, you wrote:
>> >At 09:22 12/22/97, you wrote:
>> >>I have several old HP computers that have done the same thing. Is there
>> >>any way to repair or restore the color?
>> >
>> >No, there (currently) isn't. And the real bother isn't the discoloration,
>> >but the accompanying embrittlement -- I picked up a mustard-colored HP
>> >terminal once and had a piece of the case break off in my hand.
>> >
>> >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.
>> >
>> >__________________________________________
>> >Kip Crosby engine_at_chac.org
>> > http://www.chac.org/index.html
>> >Computer History Association of California
>>
>> Does applying Armor-All or any of the other plastic preservatives
>> prevent the hardening? I've never tried it on the hard palstics, only
vinyl.
>>
>> Joe
>> >
>Primary cause of aging in most plastics including vinyls is UV rays.
>Meaning, keep 'em out of direct sun!
>
>Jason D.
>> >
Should you only drive your Corvette on cloudy days?
Seasons greetings
Charlie Fox
Received on Tue Dec 23 1997 - 07:10:24 GMT