Not sure my kids would have made it to adulthood had they tried that! Or conversely, I may not have made it to as old as I am today. LOL
Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of zMan Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 2:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Hitachi to Deliver New Mainframe Based on IBM z Systems in Japan How many of us had kids who figured it was hilarious to throw the main breaker in the house at midnight Y2K? I know I did... On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 2:38 PM, Jesse 1 Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > (Projecting my voice to Kiribati.) I took the keenest interest in the > televised Y2K celebration Down Under, many hours before a similar fate > would befall the US Left Coast. The lights stayed on in Sydney. No > objects fell from the sky. No panic or chaos ensued. It was a great > comfort as I took a peaceful nap in preparation for my midnight shift in the > data center. > > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 323-715-0595 Mobile > 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of David L. Craig > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 11:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: (External):Re: Hitachi to Deliver New Mainframe Based on IBM > z Systems in Japan > > On 17May25:1806+0000, David L. Craig wrote: > > On 17May25:1749+0000, David L. Craig wrote: > > > On 17May25:0822-0700, Phil Smith wrote: > > > > > > > A friend suggests: > > > > >Look for a new model coming soon from their US arm, Hitachi > > > > >America > Ltd, the 9000. Think about it. > > > > > > HINO--we're talking about a platform not noted for pushing the AI > > > envelope. Of course, Watson might see the humor and start pushing > > > for AI development there. Oh, sorry, I thought this is Friday. > > > > Funny--I just heard inside my mind a line printer producing the > > melody, "Daisy, Daisy..." Well, it would be a start... > > And the next-genners wonder whatever is he writing about? > > Oh, right--it IS Friday in the Line Islands, Kiribati: > http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_KI2.aspx > Carry on. > -- > <not cent from sell> > May the LORD God bless you exceedingly abundantly! > > Dave_Craig______________________________________________ > "So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. > You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. > Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe." > __--from_Nightfall_by_Asimov/Silverberg_________________ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
