Re: 170 v4r3 shutdown on 31st

["Henrik Krebs" <hkrebs@xxxxxxxxx>]

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message: > Has anyone else heard..
Yes. It is quite common. Both my major two customers intend
to take the power off, and then they discuss a new problem: 
The power hasn't been physically off for 1-2 years now. Will 
it give any new (mechanical) problems?
But apart from tabloid journalists that 
paint a 'New Year Firework' picture as what we can expect from
computers in the very second I can't however imagine why this 
should be needed. 
Granted there are still Y2K problems out there. Probably also
in OS/400 but at least in many application programs. They will
show up at some time, sooner or later (if it doesn't show up, it 
is not a problem). Starting all systems from zero will force some
of the problems to show up, so a PWRDWNSYS will only have the effect
of concentrating the problems on 2000.01.01. I must admit that I 
would prefer that they would drop in a little more slowly in the 
first week after beeing sober!

Henrik
http://hkrebs.dk/

Deb Turner wrote:
> I was told once to shut down the 170 on the 31st and bring 
> it back up on the 1st.  Has anyone else heard that?  
> My reaction is it should not benecessary.
realname: Henrik Krebs
email: hkrebs@hkrebs.dk


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