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by BrandoElFollito
1287 days ago
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Yes, mostly IBM's AIX and a few ... ah the name escapes me now ... the top notch graphical design workstations of the time. The reason are maintenance contracts for very long-term systems that never upgrade (they are ultimately completely replaced by something else). They are similar to that old bulb in a fire station[1]: it is strictly forbidden to breathe when around these systems, if you sneeze you are fired on the spot :) We had to move them twice between data centers. I had some popcorn with me when they were powered off, transported as if it was Mona Lisa and then restarted with the sysadmins not watching and asking for the flashing numbers. Good memories. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Light |
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