They probably used protein based glue - which when moist becomes a great
culture medium.
On the other hand, I like Sellam's idea of "mutant radioactive strain of mold"
- it sounds like a lot more "fun" than "protein based glue" ;-)
Lyle
On Wednesday 29 October 2003 09:13, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Joe wrote:
> > A lot of the older HP stuff seems to be prone to it. I've had 9835s
> > and 9845s with the same problem. I have an old TV that has the same
> > problem but other than that I seldom see it. I wonder if the HP stuff is
> > prone to that or if other brand items just never last long enough to
> > develope that problem. FWIW I have HP scopes that date to the late '60s
> > and early '70s but I've never seen it on them.
>
> This does raise an interesting point: why are some CRTs susceptible and
> not others? Poor quality control? What kind of mold is this anyway? And
> what the hell is it feeding on? Based on what I know makes up a CRT, it
> must be some mutant radioactive strain of mold that is probably not to be
> trifled with.
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Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA 94040
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
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