It could be
1) placed in the manual but never implemented
2) implemented only on certain machines (highest end 9406's or such?)
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 terryf_at_intersurf.com wrote:
> I've got 2, 1 rode 200 miles in the back of my pickup and the other, I had
> shipped from LA to Baton Rouge by United Van Lines. No problems waking
> either one up, so I'm not too convinced of the "switch"
>
> Terry
>
> At 09:15 PM 7/11/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >The existence of the switch was in some of the manuals (the relevant
> >manual I seem to have chucked). I do recall that all that was required
> >was to call IBM for a new license, there did not seem to be anything to be
> >physically replaced.
> >
> >Paul
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Chuck McManis wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> > > Are these the machines that contain a vibration switch so they can tell
> >> > > if they've been moved? and if so, the license becomes invalid?
> >> >
> >> >Jerome Fine replies:
> >> >What ever the IBM systems were that contained that feature, did
> >> >that mean that the original legal user could also not move his system
> >> >into another room?
> >>
> >>
> >> Of course not, legit owners had IBM field service move the hardware and
> >> field service replaced the vibration switch after it was moved.
> >>
> >> --Chuck
> >>
> >>
> >
> >--
> >
>
>
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