Recent content by Murdock

upriverpaddler, their is a very large industrial air compressor in the shop for running air tools. I had always heard not use those for electronics because of the moisture in the air as well as static electricity? Is that wrong? I do like the idea of a system with support and havn't ruled out...

I had thought of the Mac Mini but the target user is one of those "I know how to use this and I don't want to learn anything else" kind of people. He's knows how to use windows 98, so XP won't be too much of a strech if I turn off all of the eye candy.

Thanks for the feeback guys. I'm probably going to go with via C3 and filter it. I realize that the filters will become clogged quickly, but I'm hopeing that he will remember to turn it off and cover it when it is not in use. I am also thinking of building an enclosure out of some plywood...

I'm hopeing to get some good ideas about building a computer for my father in law. This system is going to be used in the shop on a farm. A very, very dusty place most of the year. (mostly dirt and grain dust :eek: ) Also any thoughts on the potential effect of humidity? The second catch...