[Bulk] Re: HP CRT mould update

[Tom Jennings]

On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

> Not necessarily.  I've seen ADM 3A terminals that are perfect (I have a
> couple) and I've seen some that are terrible (I have a couple).
>
> At any rate, this problem has always been described by speculation and no
> hard data.  It's time we got some real answeres because if this damage can
> be halted and prevented in the first place then I'd like to know how and
> why it happens.

I agree 100%. I suspect that it's not an organism at all, but
merely breakdown of the stuff that bonds the faceplate to the
tube.

Automobile windshields pretty much all exhibit a similar
phenomenon; they get foggy (white) at the corners. It's known to
be deterioration/oxidation of the plastic layer.

Plastics degrade all the time.

But we need someone to test the "mold", which will be tough.