beware of how certain types of plastic react with the case of computers...
I have seen things stored in hot areas and the plastic on the cords sortta
reacts and eats a grove in the plastic computer case.....
Thanks!
Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC
See the Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation
online at:
http://www.smecc.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ford" <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
To: <cctech_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 1:51 AM
Subject: Re: collection organising
> One big problem with organizing your collection is that it is too easy to
> tell when you have way too many of some item and should really stop
getting
> more. For example when everything is scattered around the house, garage,
> and storage, one can never have too many Apple logo power cords, but once
> you start putting them in a box and it fills up the fun kind of goes out
of
> it. Also with a tidy collection you never get the thrill of finding some
> item again while moving stuff around.
>
> OTOH if the working portion, not just the functional stuff, but the stuff
> you need to play with your toys, isn't where you can find it, playtime is
> reduced, plus a lot of wandering around to find stuff and you look senile.
>
> Two tips
> Forget rubber bands, they don't last the sort of time we tend to let
things
> sit on the shelf, plus twist ties are generally free excepting the labor
of
> plucking them apart.
>
> Clear storage, bins or ziplock bags, and you can be lazy and never label
> anything.
Received on Thu Sep 18 2003 - 19:48:00 BST