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From: timborn@ihlpg.UUCP (Tim Born)
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Subject: Re: Misc. questions
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Date: Fri, 21-Feb-86 10:12:14 EST
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> >> 2) They want to use their Apples in a "cold room" where the ambient
> >>    temperature is about 40F.  I think that's way too cold; does anyone
> >>    have a pointer to the exact environmental specifications for operation?
> >
> >Quoting from the Apple //e reference manual:
> >
> >	Operating temperature:  30 to 115 deg. F
> >	Relative humidity:      5% to 85%
> >	Line voltage:           107 to 132 VAC
> 
> But what are the specs for the disk drives, monitor, etc.?
> Also, watch out for condensation on disks you remove from
> the cold room.

I keep my vintage Apple ][+ on almost constantly in an unheated part of my 
house.  The temp never goes below freezing (I hope), but it gets cold enough
to be uncomfortable without a jacket.  In the summer it gets pretty toasty.
In the nearly nine years, the only failure I've had due to the environmental
conditions was some intermittent flakiness when the temp exceeded 90 degrees.
I have since installed a small fan, which seems to have solved that problem.
All and all, this box has been very tolerant of temps.  Likewise the drives
and monitors.  I don't normally have rapid fluctuations or high humidity,
so I haven't had any condensation problems.

tim born
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