awr@teddy.UUCP (02/07/86)
Some friends of mine (w/o USENET access) have questions about the Apple //. I promised to help out by posting them: 1) Is a remote keyboard available for the //+ ? 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? 3) Is a good flatbed plotter (drivable from Applesoft/UCSD Pascal) available for under $1000 or so? Thanks for your help. Reply to me, and I will forward the messages. Andrew W. Rogers
dr@ski.UUCP (David Robins) (02/12/86)
> 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 -- ==================================================================== David Robins, M.D. Smith-Kettlewell Institute of Visual Sciences 2232 Webster St; San Francisco CA 94115 415/561-1705 {ihnp4,qantel,dual}!ptsfa!ski!dr The opinions expressed herein do not reflect the opinion of the Institute!
gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) (02/16/86)
>> 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.
dr@ski.UUCP (02/19/86)
> >> 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. The Monitor II user's manual lists: operating temperature +5 C to +40 C. storage temperature -35 C to +60 C. (The //e reference manual temps above translate to 0 C to +45 C.) The Duodisk owner's manual has no specs. -- ==================================================================== David Robins, M.D. Smith-Kettlewell Institute of Visual Sciences 2232 Webster St; San Francisco CA 94115 415/561-1705 {ihnp4,qantel,dual}!ptsfa!ski!dr The opinions expressed herein do not reflect the opinion of the Institute!
timborn@ihlpg.UUCP (Tim Born) (02/21/86)
> >> 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 ...ihnp4!ihlpg!timborn