Need help grounding an old electrical outlet

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From: Karl Rubin
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 1990 21:38

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I have just moved into the third floor of an old house with very old
wiring, and I would like to be able to plug in my computer.  None of
the outlets are grounded, and none of the outlet boxes are grounded.
   Question:  How can I ground an outlet so that it is safe both for 
   me and my computer?
I will only be renting this place for a year, so I am not interested in
major rewiring.  It has been suggested that I could connect the ground
wire to the neutral wire in the outlet.  Will this be safe?  Does anyone
have any other suggestions?  Thanks for your help.

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