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From: sm@cadre.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Noise Generator
Message-ID: <410@cadre.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 25-Apr-85 08:32:55 EDT
Article-I.D.: cadre.410
Posted: Thu Apr 25 08:32:55 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 7-May-85 04:18:32 EDT
References: <548@sfmag.UUCP> <548@tesla.UUCP>
Reply-To: sm@cadre.ARPA (Sean McLinden)
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Organization: Decision Systems Lab., University of Pittsburgh
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Summary: 

In article <548@tesla.UUCP> mac@tesla.UUCP (Michael Mc Namara) writes:

>	To shorten up the story, the problem wasn't in the computer, or the
>computer room; the cable ran over a flouresent light in the ceiling of the hall
>outside;  you know, the light that was flashing dimly?  Well, each flash 
>the light made involved the ballast generating a huge magnetic field...

Although this isn't a response to the original question, the magnetic
field that you mentioned (resulting from failing ballast in a flourescent
light), can also play havoc with magnetic mice. This "guess" saved us
a $99 field service call.

Sean McLinden
Decision Systems Laboratory