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The more things change, the more they stay the same. They installed a "pay us more money" switch. In hardware. The lingering scent of the unmitigated gall is
by logfromblammo 8y ago
The more things change, the more they stay the same. They installed a "pay us more money" switch. In hardware. The lingering scent of the unmitigated gall is still overpowering even years later.
- freqshow 8y agoIt wasn't unique to them. In the early 80's I worked at an OEM minicomputer company that now would be called a startup. (I don't recall the term existing then.) We built systems from DEC 8-bit processors and Control Data disk drives. The drives were 40MB, 80MB, and (I think; it's been a while) 150MB. We sold an entry-level system with a 20MB drive. It was a 40MB drive with a hardware switch to disable addressing half the platters. When the customers would pony up the proportionately significant fee for a "upgrade", the hardware guy would go in, make a show of disassembling and polishing things, and when no one was looking, flip the switch to enable addressing the entire drive.
- mark-r 8y agoI heard of a Control Data mainframe that could be "upgraded" by cutting a single wire.