[windows2000] Re: OT: Just letting off some frustration
- From: "Sullivan, Glenn" <GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 07:56:15 -0400
Try a 22" monitor from a DEC Ultrix system, from the roof of a 5 story
building.
We tried to lay down a tarp to make clean up easier.
It didn't work.
I'll have to see if I still have the "ground zero" video that we took...
Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
David Clark Company Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 4:01 AM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: OT: Just letting off some frustration
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 17:04:20 +0100, Steve Rance wrote:
>Took drive out of case.
>Powered it up and "smacked the crap out of it", I even used a few selected
swear words along with some verbal abuse.
>Had no effect.
>
>Plan 2 is to drop said hard drive from 3rd floor window into car park, and
try again.
I've tried plan already, or rather, a unix-colleauge did. Amazingly
few pieces shattered... In fact only the power-connector was broken
loose. This was a rather old fujitsu-hd. Maybe todays harddrives
are more sensitive?
8-)
BW,
Sorin
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