... I've done a fair amount of work restoring old wooden fireplace mantles. I've found that there are quite a few solvents out there that work just as well as...
5929
William Donzelli
toober00
Aug 6, 2007 8:50 pm
... Really, using a heatgun on a metal doorframe with contact to wood within the wall is REALLY DANGEROUS. Yes, the metal sinks the heat. Where? Unless you rip...
5930
Evan Koblentz
evan947
Aug 6, 2007 9:03 pm
Heh ... you guys make a good point ... "Don't burn down the museum." :)...
5931
Evan Koblentz
evan947
Aug 7, 2007 4:19 am
I'll be at the museum and looking to move a large amount of small items from one room to another. Easiest if it's done assembly line. Looking for help from...
5932
Joe Giliberti
jtkirk1337
Aug 7, 2007 4:44 am
no promises, but I'll try to get there. Joe ... no promises, but I'll try to get there. Joe On 8/7/07, Evan Koblentz < evan@... > wrote: I'll be at the...
5933
Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Aug 7, 2007 12:47 pm
I was digging through my storage down here in florida and found this -new in the box- black ink cartridge for an Okimate 10--still sealed in a bag--. I don't...
5934
evan947
Aug 9, 2007 3:00 am
Subject line is accurate: tonight Joe and I moved around dozens of computers. Specifically, we consolidated two of our smaller rooms' worth of computers into...
5935
Greg N Shari (GMail)
goodtimepa
Aug 9, 2007 7:56 am
Major Kudos to Evan and the few who have helped him get to this point. All the hard work you folks have put in for this does not go without notice. You all...
5936
bob van cleef
bobvc99
Aug 9, 2007 12:28 pm
GOOD POINT! There are special carpets made with embeded wire or carbon fibers, made just for this. Having personally seen photo-micrographs of the results of...
5937
Evan Koblentz
evan947
Aug 9, 2007 1:54 pm
... And do you know how much they cost? Yeah... lots. I did check out some anti-static mats and those are pricey, too. InfoAge does have a stash of generic...
5938
Bill Sudbrink
bsudbrink
Aug 9, 2007 2:09 pm
I seem to recall that a solution of 1 part laundry softener to 5? parts water, misted onto the carpet once a week will just about eliminate static problems. ...
5939
Jim Scheef
jscheef
Aug 9, 2007 3:36 pm
All, The only sure way may be to prevent the unwashed from ever touching the exhibits where static is a problem. Offices with this heavy-duty carpet are the...
5940
Bryan Pope
b_ster42
Aug 9, 2007 3:52 pm
... Or have humidifiers running in the winter months? Cheers, Bryan...
5941
Bob Applegate
bobk2ut
Aug 9, 2007 7:50 pm
Keep in mind that you do NOT want insulators... two insulators in contact or close proximity will GENERATE static electricity. Just think this through... if...
5942
Evan Koblentz
evan947
Aug 13, 2007 2:56 am
Let's see . we had good visitorship today . most interesting were a father and his teen son who were so impressed that they stuck around to help me schlep...
5943
B Degnan
billdeg
Aug 13, 2007 3:11 pm
<snip> ... Remind me that I have an F-14 fighter jet computer to donate for the military exhibit. I don't think it's too radioactive. :-) I believe that we...
5944
Evan Koblentz
evan947
Aug 14, 2007 7:47 pm
Hi MARCHins. Here is an OT: interview that I did with Woz recently. Just posted it today. Evan having fun at work. :) ...
5945
Evan Koblentz
evan947
Aug 15, 2007 2:51 am
Fyi, from the cctalk list. ... From: William Maddox [mailto:wmaddox@...] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 8:19 PM To: cctalk@... Subject:...
5946
B. Degnan
billdeg
Aug 15, 2007 12:45 pm
wtd: VDM-1 or Merlin s-100 video board... thanks. Bill...
5947
Evan Koblentz
evan947
Aug 16, 2007 5:28 am
Hi all. So as I was saying . next workday is Saturday, Aug. 25, starting at 10am . but what are we actually going to DO that day? Here's what I am thinking....
5948
Herb Johnson
s100doctor
Aug 16, 2007 8:19 pm
... Evan, you asked about exihibit suggestions recently. But I've been too busy after returning from vacation to offer any considerations. But my impression is...
5949
Sridhar Ayengar
narayanayengar
Aug 16, 2007 8:47 pm
... Indeed. And DEC, being from the Boston area, isn't very far outside our area, no? Peace... Sridhar...
5950
Jeffrey Frady
legodude522
Aug 16, 2007 10:27 pm
For workday, Rose and I are a maybe. I should know early that week. ... -- Moderator at http://www.PalmInfocenter.com Moderator at http://forums.palm.com...
5951
B. Degnan
billdeg
Aug 19, 2007 6:00 am
I have updated my web site, vintagecomputer.net with new info -The Electronic Brain In the March 1949 issue of Radio Electronics there is a watershed article ...
5952
Evan Koblentz
evan947
Aug 20, 2007 7:08 am
http://shotnews.net/fiftieth/?p=115 I got accepted to speak at this fall's 50th annual conference of the Society for the History of Technology. They said I...
5953
Evan
evan947
Aug 25, 2007 2:22 am
Hi all. Andy and I will be there tomorrow at 10:30am until around 3-ish. I think Jeff may come too. Anyone else want to help out? One of the projects will...
5954
Jeffrey Frady
legodude522
Aug 25, 2007 4:20 am
I won't be able to come. Other plans with the girlfriend. ... -- Moderator at http://www.PalmInfocenter.com Moderator at http://forums.palm.com...
5955
Joe Giliberti
jtkirk1337
Aug 25, 2007 4:32 am
might be able to get there....
5956
Evan Koblentz
evan947
Aug 25, 2007 4:45 am
Eh, you always say that. :| ... From: Joe Giliberti [mailto:Starbase89@...] Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 12:32 AM To:...
5957
Sellam Ismail
sellam_ismail
Aug 25, 2007 4:52 am
... It's not that simple. It's looking for line current. You have to connect a proper power supply to the line to which it expects to be connected. At that...
