vintage computers and lead poisoning?

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri Jun 4 15:02:18 2004

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 g-wright_at_att.net wrote:

> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "R. D. Davis" <rdd_at_rddavis.org>
> >To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
> ><cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:49 PM
> >Subject: Re: vintage computers and lead poisoning?
> >
> >
>
> ----- Snip
> >
> >> Relax, don't panic. Realize that they'll get more lead exposure from
> >> soldering or from pencils and don't waste your time worrying about it.
> >>
> >
> >Pencils?
>
> JOE> Pencils used lead in the time of the Romans. Some people haven't caught
> JOE> onto the fact that pencils now use graphite and have for the last 200 years
> JOE> or more.
>
> JOE> Joe
>
> Boy that puts a different spin having "no Lead in you pencil".
>
> - Jerry

Well, there is a very good chance that most were well supplied.
Remember that in that era the water piping was lead also!

                                                - don
Received on Fri Jun 04 2004 - 15:02:18 BST