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To: Max2.0 who wrote (21355)

10/16/2025 4:22:55 PM

From: jritz0

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I always wondered if the smoke from the self-destroying tape was toxic or not. It can't be good to be inhaling that stuff. According to an NPR interview he said the effect was created by a prop man under the table with a rubber tube and a cigarette. I love AI :)

To: Max2.0 who wrote (21355)	10/16/2025 11:14:08 PM
From: mrw11g	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22442

RE: I always wondered if the smoke from the self-destroying tape was toxic or not. It can't be good to be inhaling that stuff. 1982 - 1987 I worked for SMBX as a facilities manager at the their Chatsworth, CA manufacturing buildings. Symbolics The requirement of teflon coated computer wire in plenum ceilings always perplexed me. If it did burn it was more toxic and dangerous than the standard PVC cable if it burned. Working for a bleeding edge company like SMBX (Think early AI) was an experience. Mike