Disappearing Servers

From: vance_at_neurotica.com <(vance_at_neurotica.com)>
Date: Fri May 16 10:52:47 2003

On Sun, 11 May 2003, JP Hindin wrote:

> On the prowl for computers at home (Wellington, New Zealand) I had
> greased my way into a tour around a storage room of a banking centre. I
> was greatly excited to discover a frightfully large IBM (if memory
> serves, an S/390) with its face turned to the wall. On enquiry of
> possibility of my relieving them of this waste of storage space the chap
> told me that he wasn't sure why I'd want a water heater.
>
> Unfortunately, after explaining to the fellow why it was most definately
> not a water heater, the chances of picking it up become very remote.
> They never explained to me why they'd put the machine in storage either
> :/

Rule number one: never tell them what they've got.

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Fri May 16 2003 - 10:52:47 BST