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From: perley@vdsvax.steinmetz.UUCP (Perley Donald P)
Newsgroups: talk.bizarre,comp.misc
Subject: Re: What the world needs now
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Date: Wed, 27-May-87 09:07:36 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 27 09:07:36 1987
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In article <424@sdcsmb.UUCP> kmd@sdcsmb.UUCP (Karen M. Davis) writes:
>> ... is a piece of software that actually makes a computer blow up ...
>
>Um.... many computers built for military applications contain a "trap door"
>that can be reached by an assembly sequence that will direct the transformer
>or power supply *input* onto the motherboard.
.
.
>Since most of these suckers use large DC generators as input to the
>transformers/power supplies, you can imagine the fireworks that occur when
>this stuff reaches all those cute little ICs. ;-)



If the transformers have DC input, I would expect the fireworks to start
without the help of any assembly sequence.




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