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Re: Thunderstorms

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From: levy
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 19:59
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>   We've seen lots of theory, but only a few experiences, of lightning
> doing damage to computer equipment.  Would anyone have some details
> about damage done to equipment?  This might give us a better idea of
> how much of a problem lightning actually is, direct hits, EMP, etc.

A few years ago, lightnihg struck the chimney of my house, and started a fire
in the attic.  In the immediate area where the lightning hit, there are no
phonw wires, but I later found out that one of ny AT&T electronic phones was
dead.  Also, my modem, the mux in my computer that it was connected to, and a
terminal were also hit.  There was no other damage to the computer other than
the serial mux.

--M
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