On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:12:02 -0400 Tony Thigpen said: >The following story was told to me by an IBM EC back about 1985. >In Huntsville, AL, a few years earlier, a disgruntled employee went >around the building, turned all the keys to off and removed them. He >then walked out with them. Back then, there were several different key >numbers used and it took IBM about a week to get all the possible keys >and get the company back up and running. > >Our EC told us to go put the keys in the 'on' position and remove them >so we would not have the same exposure.
Actually, you couldn't remove the keys in the ON position on the models we had. Think about it for a second. You are a student who doesn't want to wait for lab time with terminals with keys, the keys can't be removed unless they are locked..... We ended up opening up all the terminals and switching the leads from the lock, so that putting the key into the lock and turning it locked the terminal. Turning the key and removing it unlocked the terminal. /ahw > >Tony Thigpen > > >-----Original Message ----- > From: Rob van der Heij > Sent: 09/25/2009 02:46 AM >> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 12:42 AM, Mike Walter <mike.wal...@hewitt.com> wrote: >> >>> The reason back in the "old old days" the reason was primarily security... >>> this was written back when REAL MEN only used real 3270's -- which had no >>> LOCK function. >> >> Getting off-topic...but it's friday already. In one of the shops I >> worked, our terminals actually did have a key. Few bothered to use it >> since offices were behind security anyway. Until someone discovered >> that the key also matched the coffee vending machine to get coffee for >> free :-) It took some time for management to realize why everyone >> suddenly nicely locked up his terminal when he went for a coffee ;-) >> >> Rob >> >>
