I think the IP stands for Internal Plumbing. :-) Cheers, Martin
Martin Packer, zChampion, Principal Systems Investigator, Worldwide Banking Center of Excellence, IBM +44-7802-245-584 email: [email protected] Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker Blog: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/MartinPacker From: Mike Schwab <[email protected]> To: [email protected], Date: 09/15/2012 05:57 PM Subject: Re: Phony IBM press release from 1980 for Mainframe-Attached Toilet Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> Or TCP/IP (Toilet Control Program / Internet Protocol). On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Charles Mills <[email protected]> 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. > > Charles > > -----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).") > > 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. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
