[Coco] EPROM question

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 10 February 2008, George Ramsower wrote:
>From: "Kevin Diggs"
>
>> Gene Heskett wrote:
>>> On Saturday 09 February 2008, Joef6809 wrote:
>>>>BTW I thought alpha particals were just electrons and beta was a proton.
>>>>Or
>>>>do I have that backwards?
>>>
>>> I believe you have it correctly.

And I was wrong!  I had it backwards.

>> I guess this just underscores how dumb I am. I thought that alphas were
>> Helium nuclei and betas were electrons?
>>
>> kevin
>
> I have everyone beat on this issue. I know NOTHING about that stuff.
>Ignorance is bliss!!
>
> My microwave oven makes me nervous. My Hot Rod Ford Truck even scares me at
>times.
>
> I don't plan to play with neutrons or protons.
> Nuclei and betas sound too much like a virus.
>
> Is  there any of this stuff radiating from my computers?

Not in measurable amounts.  CRT's make very weak xrays, which is why the glass 
in the screen is leaded glass.

> Should I start putting aluminum foil on my head?  However, if it will make
>me shoot blanks, I might get closer to it.

Only to get cancer...

> How can I use this stuff to make my truck go faster?

Only if it can go faster when it has a faster meat eater behind it. :)

>George
>
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