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From: dunne@motcid.UUCP (Jim E. Dunne)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Static and crashing PC's
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Date: 5 Feb 91 21:28:02 GMT
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From article <9102041615.AA04354@aplpy.jhuapl.edu>, by levene@APLPY.JHUAPL.EDU (Robert A. Levene):
 
> My '83 TI Professional Computer (an MS-DOS machine) immediately crashes, as
> indicated by the immediate blanking of the screen.  A Vulcan-neck-pinch

  There's the problem!  You're using a TIPC (pronounced Tipsy).  Miserable
  wretch of a machine, even a DOS machine at that.  About 70%
  compatible with true DOS machines (major differences were diskette
  formats and graphics).  When I worked for TI I was provided with a
  screaming 4.77 Mhz job, with mono graphics and 2 floppies!  Used to
  crash when you looked cross-eyed at it, often requiring a power cycle.
  I don't recall any static-related problems, though.  TI machines got 
  even worse (TI BuisinessPro) until they went totally DOS-compatible.