On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 08:48:08 -0700, Charles Mills wrote: >The response has been gratifying. > >My only regret is that it does not reference the USS (Universal Sanitary >System) feature. That must have been a follow-on announcement. > Risky behavior.
>-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Charles Mills >Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 3:54 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Phony IBM press release from 1980 for Mainframe-Attached Toilet > >Here's a Friday topic if there ever was one. A friend who is cleaning out >his place just sent me a scan of a purported IBM DPD press release (on what >appears to be genuine DPD letterhead) from 12/11/1980 announcing the model >3082 Attached Toilet. ("The 3082 is a multi-port, user-operated waste >removal system with continuous roll forms ... featuring NCP (Network Commode >Protocol).") > Wasn't there a story a few years ago that IBM has sought a patent for a queuing algorithm for airliner toilets, then ended the effort in the face of public ridicule? Urban legend? Bad publicity in the airline magazines? My employer doesn't allow me to do patent searches, so I can't find out more. >It's a PDF of a medium quality scan, about 500K. >If anyone wants a copy send me a private note: charlesm at mcn dot org. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
