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From: MW9@PSUVM.BITNET
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Subject: Re: Computer Horror Stories
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Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 18:20:43 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 19 18:20:43 1986
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OH, thought I'd throw in my two sense.   :-)
     
During my short internship at DEC I heard a guy who'd just come
back from a call.  This problem had been bugging them for months.
It was one of those "it has to be a blue moon in a month with an
r in it and you have to jump and and down, singing Ave Maria, while
running your program" to get the bug to appear kind of deals.
Well, after three months they decided to replace the machine (a pdp-11).
As they were taking it out, they noticed a mouse had chewed through the
wall behind the machine, and for some reason, the machine had no back.
The mouse voiced several comments about being displaced for it's
nice warm home (and toilet), but eventually left.  The people got a new
pdp.  With a back.
     
Shheeee....
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"Science does not remove the Terror of the Gods."   -Bob
     
Michael S. Weiss
The Pennsylvania State University
MW9@PSUVM.BITNET
     
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