Any IBM POWER/AIX fans out there

[Tony Duell]

> 
> 	Even if you don't note down the order, it's fairly easy to determine by
> 	trial and erorr if yoyu have the right key -- try each pin in the first
> 	hole until you find one that's level with the top of the plug (inner
> 	cylinder), repeat for all the other holes.
> 
> 	-tony
> 
> Not so easy with the Medeco locks used on RS/6000- they need both the 
> height of the cut and the angle of the cut to match the key. Not sure 
> how many keys IBM used, but there are definitely more than 1.
> 
>    standard key ^-^^__^>, from the top | || | |     Medico from the top 
> / |  \ \ /

Oh, it's one of those... OK...

It doesn't make it much harder to put the pins back. If you have a key 
that you _know_ should work with that set of pins, you can try the pins 
in the first hole in the plug until you find a pin that is (a) flush with 
the top of the plug and (b) rotated to the right position too. Then 
repeat for all the other holes.

-tony