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# The last time I saw mine
it had things living in it.

That is largely the reason for its lack of use.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:12, archived)
# I would imagine small creatures living in your computer could cause a few issues.
Especially if they sat on a fan, think of the mess.
(I helped save b3ta! Arathkone formerly naD. Been away awhile., Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:13, archived)
# bbc b's?
Fans? no way!
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:16, archived)
# Sinclair ZX80's and the magic cooling properties of a pint of milk.
Take THAT, liquid cooling systems of today!
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:17, archived)
# oil?
www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/09/strip_out_the_fans/
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:19, archived)
# Excellent
Although a thinner oil would probably work better and a mineral oil would not go rancid over time.
(Poisoned Monkey is wallowing in frontpage euphoria., Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:26, archived)
# pure water works
for about 10 mins too. then the psu shorts.
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:28, archived)
# Unless...
...you coat all the components in dielectric grease.
(Poisoned Monkey is wallowing in frontpage euphoria., Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:35, archived)
# oh good point
ha ha
(I helped save b3ta! Arathkone formerly naD. Been away awhile., Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:17, archived)
# They needed them though..
my cousin had to drill holes in the case to stop it over heating!
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:19, archived)
# really?
Me old acorn electron got rather hot, but never that bad.
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:22, archived)
# I've no idea what he was doing with it.
He was probably trying to run DooM.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:27, archived)
# pffft
overclocking a bbc.

Maze was the Doom of its day.
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:28, archived)
# i got woken up by the smoke alarm one night
to find my Archimedes A3000 melting.
Along with my GCSE Geography Coursework.
Good thing I'd printed it out the night before.
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sun 29 Jan 2006, 0:14, archived)