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I was working on - Norm - 08-15-2003 I was working on an HP-34C and when I plugged
Dang they said these classic units used a lot Re: I was working on - Ernie Malaga - 08-15-2003 Quote: Those LEDs will kill ya.
-Ernie
Re: I was working on - Juergen (CH) - 08-15-2003 Be cautious! Write down all your 34C know-how and send it to Dave before you make any further experiments...
...I get it - Bob - 08-15-2003 Funny post.
Re: I was working on - Jim C - 08-15-2003 Live anywheres in the Midwest? :p
Illegal Use of Unregisterd Electronic Devices - Director of Homeland Security - 08-15-2003 From: Department of Homeland Security
We are informing you that your use of said electronic device is a violation of USCj 1334 Subpart g(ii)c, "Non-Compliant Electronic Devices" and you will pe prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Quote from USC 1334 Subart g(ii):
"(a)...any and all electronic devices shall be constructed with a 'v-chip' which enables the Department to examine the device communication history.
"b) for violators with non compliant Hewlett-Packard Devices: confiscation of said device and subsequent cleansing treatment, consisting of placement of device on active CSX railroad tracks for a minimum exposure period of 48 hours...."
Your trial date will be sent to you via Registered Mail.
So it was YOU! (OT Blackout Report) - Michael F. Coyle - 08-15-2003 Hi Norm, Yeah, those old LED machines will really suck up the power...why do you think they come up in FIX 2? They'll find you by tracing the red-hot wires all the way back to your house. That'll teach you never to use a penny in the fuse box. By the way, I live on Long Island, New York. The blackout hit at 4:12 PM local time, giving us over three hours of daylight for the commuters to find their way home. I live and work in the suburbs, so no problem for me. Power was restored to my house at about 3:15 AM. I had no damage or problems, just had to clean out the fridge and reset a couple of clocks. I was proud to see that my fellow New Yorkers took it all in stride...civilians directing traffic, just about everyone polite, no looting, crime or fires. There was a little bit of oppurtunistic price gouging ($5 bottles of water, $2 hot dogs) but one store was giving stuff away for free -- flashlights, sneakers, etc. There were no deaths reported and perhaps just minor injuries caused by the blackout. It's inconveinent but maybe we should have one of these things every 20 years or so, just to show everyone (and ourselves) just how decent New Yorkers can be. It won't offset the bad publicity of the other 19 years, but what the heck.
- Michael
I thought it was MY fault. - Michael Meyer - 08-15-2003 I spent my lunch hour yesterday installing a new UPS at my office... hard work to move everything, get behind a cabinet, etc. The blackout hit hours later. (Not here in lovely Nebraska) You know, when you wash your car it rains. I installed a UPS... so power went out elsewhere.
Isn't that a coincidence... that I was essentially preparing for a blackout and hours later there's a big one!?
Naaah. - Ernie Malaga - 08-15-2003 I have a much better theory to explain the blackout. Some sentimental fool in Philadelphia must have switched on good ol' ENIAC to celebrate its 57th anniversary... running a long extension cord from nearby NYC "just in case". 18,000 vacuum tubes will do that to you!
-Ernie
Blackouts and ERO's - Karl Schneider - 08-16-2003 Quote: Now, Norm, I assume that you live in greater Portland, OR (as I do), from your having previously mentioned visiting Fry's in Wllsonville (as I have). If so, your connection to the electric network is outside the northeastern electric reliablity organizations.
So, not to worry -- not that you were... ;-)
Re: Blackouts and ERO's - Michael F. Coyle - 08-16-2003 Four words: Very Long Extension Cord
- Michael
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