[Wolves] Chris : Midlands Today

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Kevanf1 wrote:

>On 4/14/05, Steve Parkes <sparkes at westmids.biz> wrote:
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>>The bits that make the internet work are spread all over the place and
>>it was designed to route past bits that didn't work so it would out
>>survive you ;-)
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>But...do you remember a couple of years ago?  The fire that affected
>parts of the infrastructure in Manchester?  Communication via the
>internet was severely curtailed.  This is what made me think of this
>subject after watching the news report.
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>>Pretty much every bit of electronics has to be tested to make sure it
>>isn't buggered by radio waves and doesn't emit too many radio waves to
>>the extent you could probably microwave your laptop for a minute and
>>then (after cooling) turn it on with minimal effect ;-)  try this with
>>your own gear, not mine.  
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>Ah, I did once try microwaving a mug full of tepid tea.  The sparking
>from it was fantastic.  It had a gold design on it and it was arcing
>all over the place.  I don't think I'd be tempted to try a nice laptop
>:-))))  mind you, we could try Jono's Powerbook ;-)
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Out of a sense of adventure I'm thinking about microwaving my old Toshy 
486. How long do you all think I should 'cook' it for??

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