What's the weirdest thing that you've ever found inside a computer?

From: charlesmorris_at_direcway.com <(charlesmorris_at_direcway.com)>
Date: Thu May 27 12:27:08 2004

>> But I got to wondering what is the strangest thing that anyone has
>> ever found inside a computer or similar piece of electronics gear.
>Spiders and I saw a computer (well, a PeeCee) that was used by a mouse
>or similar rodent as a toilet...

Not so unusual, I guess, but I opened up my PDP-8/L and found a large mouse nest complete with mother and three jellybean-sized babies nursing. She ran away dragging them from her nipples. Just as well, I wouldn't have had the heart to kill them anyway.

I also had a home-built S-100 system when I lived in an apartment. There were occasional roaches. One day I noticed a roach or two running into and out of the computer case. I lifted the lid and saw literally HUNDREDS of them, heading in every direction including up my arm. I retreated and returned with a large can of insecticide... there was an amazing amount of turds, too. Talk about debugging a computer :)

-Charles
Received on Thu May 27 2004 - 12:27:08 BST