On Jun 19, 2009, at 11:23 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > Well it IS the beginning of our summer rainy season, humidity is up to > <checks weather station on campus> 36% ... Wooh! > > That said, this could be a long-term side effect of this particular > computer's history which includes episodes of 100% humidity. Also 100% > mud. > > <http://dbdev2.pharmacy.arizona.edu/flood/index.html>
Ah, yes, SwampThing. I was wondering if that was the G4 in question. Well, no wonder then. I'm still amazed it works. Been through a few hurricane-induced torrential downpours in Richmond, VA, myself. :^) (Graduate of Douglas S. Freeman H.S., class of '57.) Back in 2002-03 I got some 550-580 AIO Macs from Lorraine Kerwood at MacRenewal in Eugene, OR. About a half-dozen evidently had sat on a concrete floor that had been flooded. There was rust and corrosion inside up to just above the logic board. I pulled the logic boards, scrubbed them down with a stiff plastic brush and lots of isopropyl alcohol, rinsed them with hot water, then laid them on the deck to dry in the sun. Popped them back in and, fingers crossed, plugged in and flipped the power switch on one of them. Then hit the power button. Chime! And it lit up and ran just fine ... as did the rest. Those little AIOs went into a couple of classrooms in a local elementary school where they made hundreds of kids happy for several more years. Macs are tough critters. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
