On 8 March 2010 15:43, Rick Fochtman <rfocht...@ync.net> wrote: > ---------------------------------<snip>-------------------------------- > > Given the axioms of the discussion, it would be an entire book. The > contention was that IBM shipping capacity that isn't used "doesn't make > sense". > --------------------------------<unsnip>----------------------------- > But it makes excellent sense in the context of failure and recovery. Having > a spare "engine" to switch over to in the event of a failure in the primaty > engine(s) can make a HUGE difference for a shop that needs to maximize > availability. >
Clearly you are thinking of the Citroën Sahara... One engine in the front, and one in the back, independently driving front and rear wheels, but with one set of controls. Wikipedia claims there are only 27 left in the world. Tony H. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
