Al Schlimm on wed 11 aug 99
I don't have a computer near a clay area, but I think you would be inviting
disaster and shortening its life considerably by exposing it to that much
dust. If you ever look inside a computer that's kept in a very clean office
you will see that they get full of dust under normal circumstances. (Most
manuals recommend very carefully vacuuming this dust from time to time.) If
your computer must be located near your studio, definitely cover it, clean
it often, and definitely (!!!) keep regular backups of all of its contents.
Al Schlimm
Ellicott City, MD
> I currently share a computer with others and am in the proccess of
> getting a new computer for my pottery studio. Can others offer some input
> with the rationale on this one ?
>
> Do you have computer access in your clay area?
>
> If you use a separate room how much of a factor is the 'dust' in
terms
> of the longevity of computer operation?
>
> Any helps, hints; like running a humidifier to keep the dust down.
> Can the machine be covered (which may not be very practical if it is used
> heavily)?
>
> The studio seems to be the logical place for a computer since that is
> where I do the 'work' and process.
>
> Any help and ideas on this thread would be appreciated.
>
>
>
> Llewellyn Kouba
> ABBEY POTTERY
> http://www.assumptionabbey.com/Pottery.html
>
Ray Aldridge on fri 13 aug 99
At 01:33 PM 8/11/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I don't have a computer near a clay area, but I think you would be inviting
>disaster and shortening its life considerably by exposing it to that much
>dust. If you ever look inside a computer that's kept in a very clean office
>you will see that they get full of dust under normal circumstances. (Most
>manuals recommend very carefully vacuuming this dust from time to time.) If
>your computer must be located near your studio, definitely cover it, clean
>it often, and definitely (!!!) keep regular backups of all of its contents.
>
Another possibility, if you really need to have a computer in the shop, is
to network it. Put your good machine in a safer environment, and buy an
old $50 486 clone for the shop. Networking two machines in relatively
close proximity is pretty cheap.
Ray
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