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From: ccrdave@ucdavis.UUCP (Lord Kahless)
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Subject: Re: need cheap 1200/2400 baud modem
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Date: Mon, 22-Sep-86 02:31:13 EDT
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> >  Why do i say it 'worked' perfectly?  Well, you see there was this
> >thunderstorm, and someone forgot to disconnect the modem from the phone...
> >I know of no modem that can hande a several thousand volt surge/spike
> >coming in thru the phone line...  One toasted modem.
> >
> WOW! I've never thought of that possibility! Any way to surge protect a
> phone line?  

INMAC, the catalogue house, sells something that's supposed to
protect phone lines against such.  I don't own one, and have
no idea if it works.