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From: gt6294b@gitpyr.gatech.EDU (SCHEUTZOW,MICHAEL J)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: Hard disk shut-down (really terminal fires)
Message-ID: <2475@gitpyr.gatech.EDU>
Date: Thu, 23-Oct-86 21:06:44 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 23 21:06:44 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 25-Oct-86 01:27:57 EDT
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Reply-To: gt6294b@gitpyr.UUCP (SCHEUTZOW,MICHAEL J)
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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Keywords: computer on, but monitor off please

>
>Its a darn good idea to turn the monitor off ...
>while everyone is out of the office.  We have 50 or
>60 terminals and monitors of various types around here, and have
>had several spontaneously catch fire in the CRT assembly.
>
> [...elaborate technical reasons for terminals to set themselves 
>  on fire...]
>

I find it difficult to believe that that many terminals or computers
are on the verge of self-incineration, as implied by this posting.  

Now that the VDT-radiation scare has subsided, maybe it's time for a
new crisis.   Anyone else care to offer a humble opinion?

Mike Scheutzow                  UUCP: gt6294b@gitpyr.uucp
Georgia Tech                    ARPA: gt6294b@pyr.ocs.gatech.edu

"We believe our computer system is better than many others, but
 we would be alarmed if it appreared to work perfectly.  Fortunately,
 there seems to be no cause for alarm." (smoke detectors have been
 installed :-)