[rescue] Pathetic TV shows and computers?

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 06:34:08AM -0800, Fogg, James wrote:
> I had a customer once that watched way too many movies like this. He wanted
> 2 really big light-up signs in his "Operations Command  Center" (what we
> would call a systems room or something). The sign was to be neon or
> flourescent and display "WAN Normal" in green when his two T1's were up, and
> switch to display (in red) "WAN Failure" if a T dropped, and ring a bell. I
> had a polite talk with him, but couldn't discourage him. I finally lied and
> said it was technically impossible to get a CSU to provide a relay closure
> on failure. The sick part was this guy was very well paid, in a position of
> authority, and worked for a major bank in the Harrisburg, PA area. This
> wasn't the only fsck'd-up thing he was known to do, either.

I'm sorry.  What was wrong with letting the guy have a few toys in his computer
room?  It is no worse than the large NOCs that some companies put together just
to show investors.


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Joshua D. Boyd