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- From: d91-jda@nilen.nada.kth.se (Johan Danielsson)
- Subject: Re: Lightning
- In-Reply-To: jgreff@plains.NoDak.edu's message of 26 Jan 93 05:33:25 GMT
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- Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- References: <1993Jan24.120018.4879@doug.cae.wisc.edu> <81711@hydra.gatech.EDU>
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 13:57:08 GMT
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- jgreff@plains.NoDak.edu (Jason Greff) writes:
- > gt2841c@prism.gatech.EDU (gt2841c) writes:
- > >I'm sure someone out there has had this concern:
- > >
- > >If my HP is connected to a PC with the serial cable adaptor,
- > >and a lightning-induced surge hits the PC, isn't it likely
- > >that my poor little baby will be toasted?
- >
- > Answer : I don't know, but if you don't plug your PC into a surge
- > protector you are playing with fire in the first place, so the question is
- > moot.
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- Why do you want the lightning to hit your PC anyway? :)
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- | d91-jda@nada.kth.se | Their hearts were or fire, but they were cloaked
- | Johan Danielsson | in darkness and terror went before them.
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