RE: Happy Birthday !

[Neil Palmer <npalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, I'd have to agree that the covers have definitely gotten worse.
Even on the low end 600/S10 series I've had broken covers, and earlier
on the 9402-400's & 200's, because they use cheap plastic to make little
'nubbies' (that's a technical term) that easily break off.
However, I believe someone bitched about the 620 cable covers with the
power kill 'feature' before, and I thought there was supposed to be a
solution to that ?  Maybe they only implemented it in new production and
haven't offered to fix the machines already sold ?  Anyone know more on
this ?



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hart Doug [SMTP:dah6696@Goulds1.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 11:14 AM
> To:   ml
> Subject:      RE: Happy Birthday !
> 
> 
>       OK, so the 400 is now 10 years old.  I'd like to bring up one
> issue
> where it has NOT improved.  Remember those white box 400's with the
> Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award banners.  Ever wonder why the black
> boxes
> haven't won the quality award.  Could it the those damn back covers.
> We
> have 8 400s of all sizes and trying to hang the rounded rear covers
> back
> on is next to impossible.  Our 620 has an even better idea.  Inside
> the
> cover are two smaller covers that go over the cable ports.  The covers
> have to be removed to see which port a cable is attached to.  The
> covers
> have a kill switch on them.  The only time I can remover the cover is
> when I'm powered down.  So label you cables about a foot down from the
> plug end guys.  Last the 620 ports are marked by an etching in the
> metal
> (ie:E09).  This can be quite hard to see even with those covers off.
> Not like the good old days when the card slots were clearly labeled.
> 
>       So, after 10 years I'd guess I have to say the AS/400 is 99% new
> and
> improved.
> 
> 
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