vintage computers and lead poisoning?

From: Joe R. <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Sat Jun 5 13:32:24 2004

At 12:36 PM 6/5/04 -0400, you wrote:
>Quothe Don Maslin, from writings of Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 01:02:18PM -0700:
>> Well, there is a very good chance that most were well supplied.
>> Remember that in that era the water piping was lead also!
>
>Some buildings---and houses, which are far from being ancient, still
>exist with water pipes containing lead.
>

   Lead pipes are common in OLD houses but even there lead pipes are only
used for drainage and not for incoming water. I don't think lead pipes have
been used for incoming water for AT LEAST 150 years.

   Joe
Received on Sat Jun 05 2004 - 13:32:24 BST