On Wednesday 30 January 2008 12:35, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:

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>My wife is sensitive to what she describes as electromagnetic fields.

>She gets headaches and other pains when exposed to equipment: the

> higher the frequency, the worse her symptoms.

Rather than trying to find obsolete equipment that runs at a low

frequency, would it be possible to build a Faraday cage around your

computer?
Has your wife had her sensitivity examined by medical professionals? Is

it a physical problem or a psychosomatic condition? How does she react

to fluorescent lights? Incandescents? How about driving near a radio

transmission tower? Or for that matter, even being in a modern car? If

there is an electronic device turned on in the next room but she is not

aware of it, does she still experience pain? I don't need answers to

these questions, but if there is a medical solution to your wife's

sensitivity that might be easier than trying to banish all electronics.
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