On Monday 04 February 2008, Ron Johnson wrote:
> ...
> I wouldn't know. It's been a long time since I've used a modem...
>
> Besides, what's to stop a big surge from arcing over the damaged
> external modem circuits, down the RS-232 cable and onto the mobo?
>
Which is exactly what happened to me several years ago. A (very)
nearby lightning strike took out the modem and the serial port
that it was connected to.
-Chris
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