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Geoff Shively, CHO PivX Solutions, LLC http://www.pivx.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard M. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Michael Scheidell'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Alan Kloster'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Geoff Shively'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Drew Copley'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 6:35 AM Subject: Computers crashed just before blackout > http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/106207424 > 774610.xml > Computers crashed just before blackout > > 08/28/03 > > John Funk Teresa Dixon Murray and Tom Breckenridge > Plain Dealer Reporters > > FirstEnergy Corp. could not see mounting transmission line problems in > the crucial hour before the Aug. 14 blackout because its key computers > were down, according to at least two municipal electric systems. > > Whether the computer troubles were the result of hardware or software > problems was not known yesterday. Investigators from the Department of > Energy have visited the utility's Akron control center, said spokesman > Ralph DiNicola. > > FirstEnergy is detailing how the control center computers operated that > day for the DOE, said DiNicola. He repeatedly declined to say whether > there were any computer problems. > > ... > > > > ################################################################# > ################################################################# > ################################################################# > ##### > ##### > ##### > ################################################################# > ################################################################# > ################################################################# > > ################################################################# > ################################################################# > ################################################################# > ##### > ##### > ##### > ################################################################# > ################################################################# > ################################################################# >
