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There were 2 types of emergency power switches used on the 38.
Keith
IBM was installing our brand-new System/3 Model 15, and something went wrong. The CE had to pull the "Emergency Pull" knob. He was so enthusiastic that it broke off in his hand. I don't think it was intended that it break off...
As I remember the way it worked, it was like a big On/Off switch, and all it did was turn off main power. Fast. Cold. And there was a mechanical interlock so you couldn't just push it back in and restart; you called IBM. If you had to use it, it had better be a BIG emergency (ie smoke pouring out of the system unit).
--Paul E Musselman PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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