Don't feed the trolls. Or at least charge them HANDSOMELY. -- Will
On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 11:12 AM Jon Elson via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think it is rather unlikely that relatively recent DEC > machines had any asbestos in them. Possibly some very old > machines from the 1950's and 1960's might. I know some old > PDP-8's had mercury power contactors in them. I can't > imagine where one would use asbestos in a computer. You > mention tape drive braking mechanisms. I don't recall ANY > DEC tape drive that had a "braking mechanism", all control > of the reels was done electronically. > > Jon >
