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On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 [email protected] wrote: > stuff under the floor: > wildlife: common in TX, fireants/bees/arachnids in the vaults Here in the SE USA we have a variety of cockroach we refer to as "palmetto bugs". These grow to about 2 inches (5cm) in length. Any extended visit under the floor will likely include an encounter with one. > not exactly under the floor: Back around 1981 I worked in a shop which had just taken delivery on an IBM 8100 system, a "mini-computer" about the size of a washing machine. We had an operator who weighed about 350lb (160Kg), and whenever this guy got within 10' (3m) of the thing it would crash. When the IBM FE came in, a circuit board was found to have a micro-fracture in it. Apparently whenever said operator got close enough, the floor would warp a bit, shifting the box enough to open a gap in the board. > ah... the bad ol'days. :) They're over? - SLS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott L. Stursa 850/644-2591 Network Security Officer [email protected] Academic Computing and Network Services Florida State University - No good deed goes unpunished -
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