>And when the machine throws a dinger and you need to boot from a >Floppy? Enough said.
No need to boot from a floppy. :-) The only reason the machine would go down into a non bootable state is if there is a failure. In that event, the machine would be pulled from service and swapped with a spare. Once a machine fails for any reason, it is removed from service until it can be fully tested and inspected. Once it is repaired and reinspected, if it is considered good again, it goes into storage as a backup unit (filling the void left by the one that was taken from storage to act as its replacement). There may be a need for a floppy during this test/repair cycle, but at that time the machine is on a work bench with its cover off, so adding a known good floppy into the mix during repair is a simple task. This works only because all 34 workstations are identical, and no one has personal files on any of them. They are used purely for call center work. So machines can be swapped with each other at any time and no one knows the difference. Any custom data needed for a specific station is pulled from the network when the machine is logged in. The logon identifies the station on the network, and is then handed anything it may need from the servers. Basically, these machines are glorified thin-clients. So there really is zero need for local floppy usage in the call center. The last time I *needed* a local bootable floppy in the machines was the end of 1999 when I had to update the BIOS in the stations to allow for y2k. But this is WAY off topic now for an iMac list (unless you very loosely connect the lack of a floppy need with the fact that Apple foresaw this reality back in 1998 with the release of the iMac) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
