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To: nickcarraway

IBM Selectrics give off all sorts of EM waves.


2 posted on 07/14/2014 4:28:07 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

Years ago the AF had a program, TEMPEST, that was concerned with electro magnetic waves given off by IBM electric typewriters. If you were going to use one of these typewriters for typing something classified not only did you need to secure the ribbon but the typewriter itself had to be TEMPEST shielded.


22 posted on 07/15/2014 6:29:08 AM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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