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A long long time (~30 years) ago I was at a customer site and the meeting room I was in had a huge server sitting in the corner. It had a design that looked lik
by arethuza 6y ago
A long long time (~30 years) ago I was at a customer site and the meeting room I was in had a huge server sitting in the corner. It had a design that looked like it had a door on the front (like some Suns) with a button to unlock.
I was left by myself for a bit and went across to look at the server and open the door - only after I pressed the button did I realise that it was the on/off switch rather than a door open.
I hastily switched it back on and made it back to my seat before before anyone came to the room to check what had happened to their server!
- chasd00 6y agoI remember a story about someone pushing TheBigRedButton but realized what they had done before releasing it. The poor soul had to stand there and not release the button while others were scrambling to get the system into a state where it could lose power safely. Edit: this is back when on/off really meant on or off with respect to power :)