On Thursday, September 26, 2002, at 06:00 PM, /dev/null wrote:
> the connection with Macs, i believe (which i am *extremely* prone to > crashing) has to do with the light plastic casing on iMacs and G3/G4 > towers - i've never had problems with my beige macs. but i can sit at > an > iMac or G4 and crash it within seconds. my studio manager was initially > puzzled by this but is very interested in the phenomenon and does > believe the connection with body electricity is true. Just throwing my experiences in - I find I crash machines - any of them - the first few times I use them... perhaps there's some kind of little map of "don't dos" that build up unconsciously over time. If there is any connection with some people being more prone to static, it appears I don't have it. For the last 20 years I've been hotplugging just about everything except CPUs, opening & closing computers without destaticking, cleaning the things when they're on - all out of the sheer laziness involved in unplugging/shutting down. So far the only one I've accidentally broken is an Amiga that I hotplugged a mug of coffee into :D dana (or maybe I've had an extremely lucky 20 years) -- http://www.danamania.com/ -- -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
