On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:48:35 -0400 "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 08:16:53AM -0600, Travis Crook wrote: > > > As far as I know the two machines have never been around smoke so > > that "grime" is of some other source, perhaps an overly dusty > > environment. They did sit in my basement for some time. > > Thanks, Travis (and sorry for mis-spelling your last name) > > After my cleaning test, I noted that the grime was black not brown. > Basement cruft it is. It could also be mixed with a little moisture > from changes in environment during shipping, which would make dust a > bit sticky. I did leave them in the box 24 hrs before opening to > give them a chance to heat up. I've left the cases open to air which > should help. > > The Tyan board boots OpenBSD's install floppy. The other board > doesn't boot yet. I'll know more once I get a keyboard adapter. > > Next thing I need to track down is an ATX IO shield for a Baby-AT > board (just has a keyboard hole). The case makers say to get it from > the MB maker; I have an email out to Tyan. > > Thanks again, Travis. You are most welcome. I wish you luck with them. Let me know how they turn out! > > Doug. > > -- Travis Crook Visions Beyond www.VisionsBeyond.com 208-478-7836 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
