Re: Twinax Consoles

["James H. H. Lampert" <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Haase, Justin C." wrote:
> 
> How about just get a twinax PCI card for a PC so you're not depending on
> 20-year-old terminals?

Actually, 3487s, 3488s, and 3489s are typically only about 10-15 years
old, and 3477s are only a bit older than that.

More to the point, the fact that they're still functional after all
those years is testimony to the fact that they're built like tanks.

And by the way, it wouldn't be the sugar that shorted anything out: it's
an insulator and a nonelectrolyte. It could, however, gum something up
mechanically, as well as keep it from drying out completely. Most
likely, it was the mineral content of the water that did it in, with
various hygroscopic ingredients (including the sugar) keeping the
minerals moist enough to act as electrolytes.

Incidentally, does anybody have a trick for keeping worn right-shift
keys from jamming? I've tried a number of things, including
plastic-compatible model locomotive grease, without much improvement.