When the Itanium first launched, we got some machines from Intel so we could port our software. After excitedly unpacking one machine, we plugged it into the of

When the Itanium first launched, we got some machines from Intel so we could port our software. After excitedly unpacking one machine, we plugged it into the office power outlet and flipped the switch. Suddenly all the lights on our floor went out. Turns out you were supposed to only feed it from a data-center-strength power grid.