[George from New England]

Hey when simple nearby lightning bolt can knock out PCs we know that an EMP will put a complete halt to civilization as we know it. Lightning only 1/4 mile away wrecks havoc on today's LAN (local area network) wiring and in-turn the PC damage from there in. As the circuitry gets faster it gets denser and smaller and even more susceptable to EMP damage.


We will not be able to buy gas or buy groceries, etc because everything has a chip in it.

[SiliconValleyGuy]

Hey when simple nearby lightning bolt can knock out PCs we know that an EMP will put a complete halt to civilization as we know it. Lightning only 1/4 mile away wrecks havoc on today's LAN (local area network) wiring and in-turn the PC damage from there in. As the circuitry gets faster it gets denser and smaller and even more susceptable to EMP damage.

You got that right. And all of the people who are claiming that EMP won't cause the damage that it will, and that the informed ones are "chicken littles" are too blind to see the writing on the wall. It's a major threat that could leave us pretty defenseless.

[George Smiley]

We will not be able to buy gas or buy groceries, etc because everything has a chip in it.

I don't think so.

However, those who can calculate change in their heads will be able to command substantial salaries in those times, as will those who remember how to use a slide rule.

: ^ )

[_Jim]

Hey when simple nearby lightning bolt can knock out PCs

Overblown. (You need to buy an UPS to solve your problem with EMI/brownouts caused by powerline 'sags'.)