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From: ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Trouble with right mouse button
Keywords: Paula 8520 Mouse hazard
Message-ID: <16287@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 89 20:42:30 GMT
References: <2073@pembina.UUCP> <1485@ncar.ucar.edu>
Reply-To: ejkst@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Eric J. Kennedy)
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In article <1485@ncar.ucar.edu> hull@hao.UCAR.EDU (Howard Hull) writes:
<I just the other day frazzed an Amiga 1000.  Here in Colorado, static
<electricity generation is an extreme winter hazard.  I am always very
<careful about static electricity, having developed a number of "peculiar"
<habits, such as touching another person in some unrestricted part of
<their anatomy or touching a light switchplate or a lamp, or the finger
<stop on my dial telephone before handing them any electronic parts or
<circuit boards, even those in protective packaging.  I never reach for
<the keyboard on approaching the Amiga without touching the desk lamp
<first.  At work we use static mats on the floor and benches to provide
<grounding and to suppress generation of static charge.  A wrist strap

All good points.  Another tip that I greeted with scorn until I tried it
is to prepare a solution of about 20% liquid fabric softener in water in
a spray bottle.  Spray the solution librally around the carpet near the
computer and let it dry for 10 minutes or so.  It really works.

-- 
Eric Kennedy
ejkst@cisunx.UUCP