On Saturday 08 April 2006 15:16, Fielder George Dowding wrote:
> Computers (including expansion cards, drives, etc) are basically, FCC
> Part 15 devices, to wit:
>
> This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
> is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may
> not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
> any interference received including interference that may cause
> undesired operation.
OK, since it got brought up...I have for *years* wondered why condition (2)
was in the above. What is the rational? Does the government want to be able
to EMP you at some point in the future? What bad would come of having all
your household appliances hardened? Wouldn't that make for more reliable
appliances (and less soft errors in data storage)?
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