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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Well - It's Friday afternoon again...thank <whatever your greater power may be> (got to be politically correct) What is the stupidest thing that you have done as a programmer/operator/consultant? At least, that you will admit to? Since I started this thread, I'll go first: In 1990, I was working at a small steel mill in East Texas (with 5 AS/400 systems). In the main computer room, they did NOT have a desk for the system console. Instead, the console was located on TOP of the 9309 rack. To reach it, they had a small step (like you would use in your kitchen) to stand on so you could reach the keyboard. One day, while working at the console, I noticed that the response time seemed to be very slow. THEN, I realized that it was locked up. I stepped back from the system, pulled back the step, looked down, and saw that I had turned OFF one of the disk drives by hitting the switch with my shoe. The top of the step was exactly even with the switch. They put a desk in the computer room THAT afternoon, IIRC. Steve Landess Austin, Texas (512) 423-0935
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