On Mon, 19 May 2008 14:03:46 -0700, stbenge wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 19 May 2008 21:58:09 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
>> 
>>> My parent's place got hit by lightning once many years back (back when
>>> 10-Base-2 was commonly used for networks) Lightning directly hit the
>>> phone line that was connected to a modem. Modem connected to PC, PC
>>> onto network cable that had 4 other machines attached.
>> 
>> Wow.
>> 
>> When I was in school in Florida, I had a Vendex V20-based PC (8088
>> compatible) that was thinking about its first move in a game of chess
>> (how many remember Sargon IV?); it'd been thinking for about 20 hours
>> (I'd set it to the hardest level).  Thunderstorm rolled in,  and a
>> lightning strike hit the power pole outside the window (took out the
>> transformer).  I'm sure my PC wasn't the only casualty, but all the
>> pieces were still in the case when that was done...
>> 
>> Jim
> 
> I guess these are the reasons I unplug my computer from both wall and
> phone line during a thunderstorm...

I haven't needed to since, though.  Of course I've got two decent APC 
UPSes here with insurance for the equipment.  Doesn't replace the data, 
but also living in the desert, we don't get many thunderstorms through 
here. ;-)

Jim

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