RE: a bolt of lightning and a puff of smoke.
Commodore 128D, got me one of them too. Still works, Got a working Atari ST and a Commodore Amiga too. I have surge supressors. Got nailed through phone line. Lots of crispy critters inside. When I went cable modem I forgot to disconnect it. Oh well life goes on. I'm glad to be back though. Not connected to phone now. Guess we all can learn from this one.
Mark Shuman