Covering your hardware...
Hey, you WoSsers remember "back in the day" people would have special covers for their printers(typewriters) or even computers?
I remember these dinky soft-plastic covers for the old Apple Macintosh computers, that would slip and completely cover the monitor/computer.
You just don't see that anymore, right? The only thing I have covered is my scanner because I don't use it that often(a few times a year) but I like it tonnes so want to keep it clean and dust-free for my next use. My collection of typewriters all come with covers so I don't have to implement any special considerations there.
Do you take any special dust-free precautions for your hardware?
EDIT: Sidenote, I tried to look up special slip-covers for computers and had to come up with this search-string to weed out irrelevant things:
slipcovers for computers -furniture -sofa -cd -couch -map -seater -table -casual -suede -"sure fit" -loveseat -comforter -duvet
EDIT2: And I do remember these old neighbours who actually knitted a cover for their (yellow/green) monitor+computer. The monitor was sat upon the computer, and the cover covered both the monitor and computer. Do people actually still do that? I mean plop the monitor on top?
I remember these dinky soft-plastic covers for the old Apple Macintosh computers, that would slip and completely cover the monitor/computer.
You just don't see that anymore, right? The only thing I have covered is my scanner because I don't use it that often(a few times a year) but I like it tonnes so want to keep it clean and dust-free for my next use. My collection of typewriters all come with covers so I don't have to implement any special considerations there.
Do you take any special dust-free precautions for your hardware?
EDIT: Sidenote, I tried to look up special slip-covers for computers and had to come up with this search-string to weed out irrelevant things:
slipcovers for computers -furniture -sofa -cd -couch -map -seater -table -casual -suede -"sure fit" -loveseat -comforter -duvet
EDIT2: And I do remember these old neighbours who actually knitted a cover for their (yellow/green) monitor+computer. The monitor was sat upon the computer, and the cover covered both the monitor and computer. Do people actually still do that? I mean plop the monitor on top?
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I got arrested for Public New Deity
although did look very 1970's ish. see thru plastic, and a crap brown surround.
I have a philips monitor with a dust cover.. was in mint condition.. which I STUPIDLY lent to a friend.. and the **** got it scratched and then said.. "oh I'll buy it off you".. told him he was a **** and thats why he'd damaged it and I took in back straight away incase he damaged it any more.
That looks interesting ... I just wish they had a pic of it on an actual Speccy ... I'm one of those gits who needs an "in action" screen-shot.
EDIT: Is it a cover that just "sits" snugly on top of the speccy (tuc-in corners perhaps) or is this like a wash-cloth "Let's Slip Into Something More Comfy, eh?" kinda fingy?
But I must reckon it was very crappy.
I suspect the reason they are not so popular anymore is the value of the equipment is more 'disposable'. A keyboard is $20, the PC is under the desk, black, swapped out fairly regularly etc...it's not an item you expect to love an cherish as the early computers were...it's now a tool/appliance.
I wear boxers to cover my, erm, hardware...
"Frequent Yellowing May Occur"
:razz:
The point about "yellowing" is a good one ... I guess it's not as much of an issue now with better/different plastics/materials.
Plus the other point being that computers nowadays are in constant, daily use, not just for the occasional game of Solitaire or swapping cookie recipes.
/me hides his stash..