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At my first desktop support job, we used to back up users' laptops over the parallel port to a blank drive on another computer. One time, I got the command lin
by ThinkingGuy 5y ago
At my first desktop support job, we used to back up users' laptops over the parallel port to a blank drive on another computer.
One time, I got the command line parameters wrong, and accidentally ran the copy in the opposite direction, overwriting a senior manager's disk drive with a blank disk image. It was the first "big mistake" of my IT career.
- chasd00 5y agoRemember AT power supplies? i wired a power switch backwards once, turned it on, it exploded and started a literal fire in the office at a client. That was nice.
- geocrasher 5y agoI did a working interview at a pc shop in the late 90's, and the other guy doing the same interview swapped those on a customer's computer and smoked the new motherboard and the PSU. I knew there was an issue when they hired me... and him. Worst job ever.
- bombcar 5y agoThey used to have a physical 220/110 voltage switch on them, and you could cause fun by playing with it.
- toast0 5y agoI think these were way more fun to play with if your line voltage was 220, than if your line voltage was 110; I only remember it as a thing to check if stuff isn't working, not a source of magic smoke or sparks.