I remember, when I was in Atlanta pre-IBM, we had our first UPS system
involved. The electricians got everything installed and hooked up and
decided to test the UPS.
It was the middle of the day.... Work day.... They cut the power without
asking anyone. The entire computer area, computer room, production control
and keypunch area when perfectly dark. It was in the basement. Fortunately
the emergency lights came on.
It came to pass that someone had not read the instructions and did not
activate the switch inside the UPS that enabled the batteries to supply
power. It was still bypassed.
Oops......
Text of the 4th Ammendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,
and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
persons or things to be seized.
-----Original Message-----
From: Blaicher, Christopher Y.
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 1:50 PM Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main
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Subject: Re: [OT ] Mainframe memories
When working for a third party disk vendor I was in a computer room and
there was an IBM CE working on a 360/45. At one point I looked around and
saw a column of smoke rising from the center of the processor. I called out
to the CE and pointing, said, "Is that normal?"
He flew over a table and hit the EPO on the front of it. He then turned to
me and said, "no, it isn't."
Chris Blaicher
Principal Software Engineer, Software Development
Syncsort Incorporated
50 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
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-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Phil Smith
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 3:31 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OT ] Mainframe memories
Anyone have 360 "Emergency Pull" stories?
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