UD182050@VM1.NODAK.EDU (Mike Aos) (10/20/89)
A couple things here...
1. I was talking to a guy this afternoon, and he mentioned a lawsuit 'tween
Apple records, and Apple Computer. It seems there was an agreement, "way-
back-when" about Apple computers not being allowed to produce music.
Anyone know anything about this?
2. I was looking into a Mac 88Mbyte HD for $588, and I was wondering if this
would work on my IIgs, and if so, how so? I know there is a limitation of
32M in P8, but GS/OS has no such limitation. So what happens if I go w/1
88 meg HD from Finder, but try and save an AppleWorks document? Is it
gonna get lost?
3. Also, I picked up this 2400 BPS modem, but it don't go. It was sold by
DIGITAL DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
28120 DEQUINDRE
SUITE 208
WARREN, MI 48092
[313] 355-0218
I was told the company went bankrupt, so I havn't called the number. I'd
like to get a schematic, but any info would be appreciated.
4. Oh yeah, and in a totally unrelated topic, 117v RMS isn't gonna kill ya
under normal circumstances, is it? E=I*R. E=117v, I=.00022, R=5E5.
And that's not enough juice to kill ya, right?
OsirisSELLSWORTH@HMCVAX.CLAREMONT.EDU ("Scott, part time fuzzy") (10/20/89)
>4. Oh yeah, and in a totally unrelated topic, 117v RMS isn't gonna kill ya > under normal circumstances, is it? E=I*R. E=117v, I=.00022, R=5E5. > And that's not enough juice to kill ya, right? > >Osiris Depends, really. Current is what kills you (stops your heart, fries skin, blows nerve channels to hell and gone, etc.) and current is indeed determined by E=I*R. (should actually do something icky with impedences, but for an average value, the rms voltage is a good guess.) The problem lies in that R figure. Last time I looked, by internal resitence was ~1E5, but that was during an electronics lab with a tile floor, on a dry day, where I was wearing rubber shoes. As part of an experiment, I took a gander at my resitance after a shower (My hair dryer blew up, and I wondered if I should count this as a near death experience.) I got ~25 ohms. Work it out, current could have been as high as 5 amps. Usually, one does not poke about with house current while soaking wet, but it is not impossible for your resitence to drop to ~1K ohm, which means that 117 Vrms could indeed kill you. Side note; 60 Hz is at or near the most dangerous frequencies to get hit. Sad, that. Scott Ellsworth SELLSWORTH@HMCVAX sellswor@jarthur.claremont.edu
gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn) (10/20/89)
In article <8910191733.aa03665@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> UD182050@VM1.NODAK.EDU (Mike Aos) writes:
-4. Oh yeah, and in a totally unrelated topic, 117v RMS isn't gonna kill ya
- under normal circumstances, is it? E=I*R. E=117v, I=.00022, R=5E5.
- And that's not enough juice to kill ya, right?
WRONG. Many people have died due to electrocution by normal AC line voltages.