Re: Static worse for computer on the floor???

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From: Kyler Laird
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1990 20:36

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I'd like to propose an alternate question:  Is it possible/probable to damage
a shielded, grounded (enclosed) computer with common static electricity
buildup?  Anything over 16MHz is usually heavily shielded against creating
RFI.  Wouldn't this shielding prevent external static damage?

--kyler

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From: ssy@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird)
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