Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!gatech!hubcap!ncrcae!ncr-sd!hp-sdd!hplabs!hpda!hpcuhb!hpcilzb!hpcea!twakeman From: twakeman@hpcea.CE.HP.COM (Teriann Wakeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: cats and monitors Message-ID: <430064@hpcea.CE.HP.COM> Date: 30 Nov 88 18:54:38 GMT References: <1496@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> Organization: HP Corporate Engineering - Palo Alto, CA Lines: 13 Find the cat another place to sleep/rest purch!!!!! Cats do shed hair. They also shed dirt that is in their coats. these items can quickly plie up into a thermal insulating barrier. This insulating barrier can cause your computer to over heat and components to fail. I live in a houes whith 7 cats. My computers, keyboards, and peripherials are covered when not in use and cats are strongly encuraged to stay away from my computers. Several years ago, I had a cat that was quite ill and had little bladder control. I discovered that tom cat pee is not only conductive but is capable of etching uncoated printed wiring boards. TeriAnn