Bill, Thanks for the advice on the compact mac storage.
You mentioned that you purchase them by the pallet. Can you recommend a source for pallets of old macs? Any closeout places you can recommend? Thanks in advance, Chris K. On 6/1/03 1:13 PM, "Bill Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yo compacters everywhere, > > > Our Christopher Kolp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> askz: > > <I... need to put my compact macs... into storage... I'm worried that > moisture, humidity, rain, dust, etc. will potentially damage the computers... > Any other thoughts or suggestions?> > > Not to worry. Just stack 'em on pallets. Perhaps throw a tarp over them to > keep dust and crap to a minimum. Often, I buy compacts by the pallet that have > been stored outside exposed to the elements for months. And they work just > fine. You will suffer far greater loss to dead batteries, dried lubricant in > the floppy drives, and "stiction" of the hard drives than you will in your > storage locker. New batteries, a good floppy douche, and an ocassional > replacement of a hard drive will see your Macs working again. > > Bill > > -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
