Article View: comp.sys.next.misc
Article #866Re: Top 10 reasons why you should buy a NeXT instead of an automobile
From: Todd M. Swan
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1992 22:22
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1992 22:22
38 lines
1945 bytes
1945 bytes
In article <1992Apr7.154522.15075@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca> sherwood@space.ualberta.ca (Sherwood Botsford) writes: > Todd M. Swan writes > > In article <1992Apr6.015956.1071@csus.edu> eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) > > writes: > > > Top 10 reasons why you should buy a NeXT instead of an automobile > > > > > > 6. Exhaust isn't fatal > > > > > > > If you consider radiation to be "exhaust" then this could be debateable... > :-) ^^^ > > > Come now. The two aren't in the same league. Despite all the studies (most of > them badly flawed) the connection between VLF EMF from a terminal and health > hazards is somewhere between zero and very small. Even if you take the worst > case studies as gospel, the use/loss ration (# of hours of terminal use divided > by the expected loss of lifespan) is enormous. Tens of thousands, I bet. > > Now if you want to argue about the fields underneath high tension powerlines... I guess you missed my smilie... Anyway, as I've said before radiation from my Cube is the last thing I'm worried about living here in the birthplace of the nuclear bomb. :-) Todd -- ! "Finally, some good ! Todd M. Swan (ADP-2 - MS P910)! ! software for a PC." ! tms@lanl.gov (NeXTMail) ! ! -- Steve Jobs on ! Los Alamos National Laboratory! ! NeXTstep '486 ! Los Alamos, NM 87545 !
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<1992Apr7.222248.9799@newshost.lanl.gov>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!hellgate.utah.edu!lanl!newsReferences:
<1992Apr7.154522.15075@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!hellgate.utah.edu!lanl!news From: tms@twins.lanl.gov (Todd M. Swan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Top 10 reasons why you should buy a NeXT instead of an automobile Message-ID: <1992Apr7.222248.9799@newshost.lanl.gov> Date: 7 Apr 92 22:22:48 GMT Article-I.D.: newshost.1992Apr7.222248.9799 References: <1992Apr7.154522.15075@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca> Sender: news@newshost.lanl.gov Reply-To: tms@twins.lanl.gov Organization: Los Alamos National Lab Lines: 38