RE: PWRDWNSYS - Trivia

Something similar when we were training a new operator, as we left the
room she reached for the big red button saying "What's this???"

It's amazing how QUIET a computer room can get

Mark Allen
I.S. Manager
Wilkes Telephone & Electric
A Dycom Company
Phone: (706) 678-9565
Email: allenmark@nu-z.net
http://www.nu-z.net




:-----Original Message-----
:From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
:[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of
:Lyle_Hart@consecofinance.com
:Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 1:22 PM
:To: midrange-l@midrange.com
:Subject: RE: PWRDWNSYS - Trivia
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:I was working in a data that was still under construction.  I
:had gave my notice the prv week.
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:A joker( pgmr) kept asking me what would happen if he hit the
:red button. I said "try it and see".  The whole room got real
:quiet, real quick.  He tried to pull it back out, too late. 3
:AS/400's a s/36, switching equipment etc.
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:I took the heat, it was my last week.
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:Chris Bipes <chris.bipes@cross-check.com>@midrange.com on
:09/06/2002 11:51:16 AM
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:Subject:  RE: PWRDWNSYS - Trivia
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:Ahh here is an EPO switch funny.  Tie it to your fire alarm so
:when the alarm goes off, so does all the equipment in the
:computer room.  Now have the fire marshal come by to test your
:fire alarms, mid day of course.
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:-----Original Message-----
:From: McCallion, Martin [mailto:martin.mccallion@misys.com]
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:I once heard tell of someone who hung his jacket on the old
:S/38 "Emergency power off" switch.  Later he grabbed his
:jacket and pulled it off.
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:Of course, that switch worked by being pulled...
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