Any IBM Power / AIX fans out there?

[Cameron Kaiser]

> > But on the devices that mean something to me, I'm not willing to risk ending
> > up with a dead box just so I can 'learn something' by potentially farking it
> 
> And that, I think, is where we differ. I _always_ want to understand what 
> goes on inside the device. If that means risking said device, well, I'll 
> do that. Of course I don't do things I do will do permanent damage, like 
> cutting the tops off working ICs or hybrid modules, but I can and will 
> take things apart.

On this point, we will agree to disagree.

> > the lock on a machine that means something to him, something that could
> > potentially render the machine inoperable if he extracts the lock wrong, or
> > messes up with pins, or goodness knows. He can learn to re-pin a lock with
> 
> I will admit I've never seen the machine in question, but surely this 
> lock (a) locks the cabinent and (b) operates various contacts 
> (microswitches?). And nothing more

I don't know about his specific unit. On my ANSes, I could probably short it,
and I think some of the older POWERservers might be similarly tweaked. I'd
rather have the key, though.

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