From: walter (globalvillageidiot_at_oco.net)
Date: Sat Dec 24 2005 - 17:13:14 PST
On Dec 24, 2005, at 15:15, Tony Kan wrote:
> They mention that even through they hadn't been plugged in for a
> while, the
> machines were deteriorating because of decaying plastic insulation and
> also
> capacitors that eventually corrode and damage circuits.
>
> I got to thinking about my Newton. Any idea how long before the same
> things
> start happening to my babies?
I don't know for Newtons, but for what it's worth I have an original
Macintosh (circa 1984) that still boots from floppy and loads the OS
and is able to run MS-Word, Macpaint, Macdraw, Page Maker (the Aldus
version, not Adobe), etc.
Walter
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