I've got a super cherry '92 5200 with what must be my oldest CF fork. One of the first things I noticed (just like Canklecat) was that it was no larger than a normal steel or aluminum fork.
(When I got it maybe 15 years ago, most CF forks had large aero sections)
No obvious problems, and I've never had a major failure contributed to vintage parts, but on long straight downhills it actually frightens me with the amount of forward and back motion visible!
I think by '95 they have a more aero look - but I haven't heard any DEATH FORK talk on these old OCLV forks.