COLIN, at 08:57 on Oct 08 1996, you wrote to RUSSELL BROOKS ...

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CT> The 300 mil isolation gap between the line devices and the
CT> guts of your computer are sufficient to stop thousands of 
CT> volts.

CT> Don't you just hate Murphy's laws.

CT> Play safe, disconnect phone lines and 240 V power cables
CT> before a storm hits.

Little difficult when running a BBS and not at home when the storm strikes.

CT> p.s. I'm protected by God too.

That's the method I've been using :-)  It has worked for the last 5 years
I've been at this location.

David
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