[SGVLUG] Calling the brightest of cal tech and other nerds!
John E. Kreznar
jek at ininx.com
Fri Dec 22 16:06:49 PST 2006
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"Munjal Thakkar" <m00njal at gmail.com> writes:
> ... static electricity keeps shutting down a computer we recently
> built ...
What do you mean "shutting down"? Does it simply freeze as though
something is going into a tight loop, or does power get shut off?
Have you probed anything with a 'scope? If the power supply is
turning off, it must be being commanded to do so, and it would be
interesting to investigate the source of the command.
I once added memory (256 KB to a Microdata 3200 -- big stuff in the
'70s) which turned the computer into a veritable noise detector --
extremely sensitive to static discharge. Turned out to be a design
flaw in the CDC memory. I fixed it by rebuilding the refresh circuit.
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John E. Kreznar jek at ininx.com 9F1148454619A5F08550 705961A47CC541AFEF13
To "reverse engineer" something is to come to comprehend it, so what a
EULA really does is to forbid comprehension. For this they charge money?!
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