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From: okunewck@gondor.UUCP (Philip E. OKunewick)
Newsgroups: net.rumor
Subject: more crash capers
Message-ID: <2020@gondor.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 22:28:08 EST
Article-I.D.: gondor.2020
Posted: Fri Mar  7 22:28:08 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 9-Mar-86 00:44:11 EST
Reply-To: okunewck@gondor.UUCP (Philip E. OKunewick)
Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ.
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We once had a customer who had a new computer system put into a
warehouse.  Every now and then you get a lemon, and this one was
definitely one of those every now and then's.  After it's
installation, we were flying out to fix it about once a week to
fix the damned thing.  My boss was not too pleased, because the
machine was still under warranty and plane tickets cost a pretty
penny.

On one of these trips, our service tech arrived on a relatively hot
day, and found the cause of many of our troubles - the temperature
in the computer room was about 90 degrees, and the computer was in
no mood to operate properly.  Well, he told them to install an air
conditioner, and their problems would decrease amazingly.

They called again about a week later with more crash problems.  Once
again, our service tech flew out there.  They HAD installed the air
conditioner, but they had plugged the cord into the nearest available
outlet...

After Jeff explained things to them, they found a different outlet to
plug the air conditioner into.  It's amazing how nicely that computer
ran without having an air conditioner plugged into the same outlet.

							---Duck