# Anyone got an electric computer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 26, 2001, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-an-electric-computer/51852 "2001-01-26T13:39:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unnameable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ad7895/32.png) [@unnameable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unnameable)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-an-electric-computer/51852/1 "2001-01-26T13:39:03Z")
Has anyone out there got an electric computer? I recently upgraded my trusty “Babbage” clone to one of them new electric things. You wouldn’t believe how small it is. The whole thing fits on a single desk!!! Alas, the old Babbage machine blew a gasket which caused the main spring to snap, flinging cog-wheels all over the barn floor. My questions re the new computer: 1. Should I move it indoors? Would that be safe??? 2. How often should I grease the hard drive’s platters? 3. Why do I get sparks when I top up the monitor with coolant water? 4. Why does my old wind-up floppy drive scratch those new CDs so badly? The kids reckon it’s a compatibility problem but I’m not so sure. Has anyone got a link to a www page showing how to reassemble my 1897 Babbage Classic? I just can’t adjust to this new-fangled electric stuff. Also the wife’s getting cranky about having a diesel generator in the bedroom. She reckons it keeps the chichens awake. perplexed oldbie ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2001, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-an-electric-computer/51852/2 "2001-01-26T13:48:06Z")
Try this [link.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=4)