Dangers of shifting classic computers (was: AT&T PC 6300 Plus Unix box)

From: pbboy <pbboy_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Thu Oct 7 11:44:19 1999

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> Quite a few times. When I was younger I would move RK05 drives all over the
> place by myself - killed my lower back. To this day I have bad back
> problems.
>
> My worst injuries are:
>
> RK05 / PDP 11/34 (no help) - bad lower back.
>
> Honeywell 316 - cyanide poisoning, was in the hospital, wished I was dead
> for a good 4-5 days as my insides were eaten out.

How do you get cyanide poisoning from a computer? What parts used cyanide?

pbboy
Received on Thu Oct 07 1999 - 11:44:19 BST

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