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- From: paulo@ii.uib.no (Paul Olav Tvete stipendiat)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
- Subject: Re: TP research
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.164222.14681@alf.uib.no>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 16:42:22 GMT
- References: <memo.825134@cix.compulink.co.uk>
- Sender: usenet@alf.uib.no (Bergen University Newsaccount)
- Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Bergen
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- In article <memo.825134@cix.compulink.co.uk>, tpratchett@cix.compulink.co.uk (Terry Pratchett) writes:
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- |> Since I know there's experts of everything out there, let discussion
- |> commence!
- |>
- |> Terry
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- Well, I'm no expert, but I play one on Usenet.
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- How about alpha radiation? Alpha particles are known to cause memory loss/change
- in computers. Radioactive rocks?
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- Static electricity is another "computer killer," but it isn't a substance.
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- In semiconductors, silicon is doped with boron or phosphorous (i seem to remember.)
- Excessive amounts would undoubtedly cause malfunction.
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