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A static problem--solutions?

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From: Jack Fine
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1988 20:45
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Static electricity would seem to be the problem although I don't know this
for sure.  Micro computer systems (IBM PC XT) from certain users will 
suddenly blank the screen and freeze up requiring a cold boot to get
started again.  We have tried various things such as static sprays, static
dischargers, better grounding and so on but the problem seems to persist.
It doesn't happen to everyone and not to all building locations.  It seems
to be happening in one or two very specific areas of the building and it
comes on suddenly.  A person sitting working never noticing a problem
before will have a screen die and system lockup with data loss.  Then it
begins to repeat on the same person.  Replacing systems and other pieces of
hardware doesn't seem to help and as I have said the static solutions do
not stop the problem.  Someone sitting a couple of feet away doing the same
things (apparantly) will not have a problem.  Sometimes the problem goes
away and we have attributed it to one of the things we have tried.  I am
beginning to wonder though if that is the case or the cause of the problem
simply went away.  Anyone else run into this kind of problem?  Anyone find
a viable solution to it?

Thanks 

Jack
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Subject: A static problem--solutions?
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Date: 21 Feb 88 20:45:17 GMT
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