From:	Andrew Murdoch toreador@***.bc.ca
Subject:	Electro-Magnetic Pulse Questions
Date:	Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:07:13 -0700 (PDT)

- Oliver McDonald <22:08/22-Oct-2000>

> >1) What would happen if someone used an EMP in downtown Seattle? Would
> >it knock out the corps?
>
> Nope. Most of the computers etc in Shadowrun are optically based. EMP has no
effect.
>
> >3) What would happen to any deckers on the Matrix when an EMP hit?
> >Dump shock? Or worse?
>
> None. See above.

I beg to differ. The majority of the data circuitry that runs the Matrix,
telecoms, computers, legal cyberterminals and cyberdecks is optical, but
not so their power supplies. They'd fry, you'd get dumped, but at least
the repairs to your deck won't be catastrophic to recover from.

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Andrew C. Murdoch
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