10 Mar
2023
10 Mar
'23
5:07 p.m.
On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 3:58 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
OB_3-phase anecdote:
That internet convention (OB) is so old now it's archaic, and vintage in
and of itself. Amazing.
So, they decided to replace it with microcomputers.
They sold it to a
local school district, and bought a room full of 5150s. Plus an
unreliable network ("can support up to 128 simultaaneous users"; "oh,
we've never connected more than 8 at a time", and a single user could
bring the network to its knees).
Typical.
The school district was thrilled to get the PDP. Then
they had PG&E set
up the power for it. Some PG&E technicians did not know the difference
between "Delta" and "Wye"/"Y" three phase! Seriously
dsmaged the
machine.
Typical.
PG&E bought a replacement machine for the school
district, on the
condition that all involved go along with a false story that it had been a
lighning strike!
Ha! PG&E has always been involved in shady shit, but I never suspected
insurance fraud.
Sellam