Ben,
thanks for the most informative response in this thread to date (and there have
been some other good ones!).
I really appreciate your sharing the fruits of your research. The explanation
about UL 1449 FUD was very useful! And the explanation of direct lightening
strike consequences was, w
I would not be so quick to dismiss the possibility of
conscious acronym overloading on the part of a company who
supposedly considered the application of the HAL naming
algorithm (IBM+1) in naming Windows NT (VMS+1, kudos to o/s
software mage Dave Cutler). The hypothetical impact on the
psyche of
I would second Jared's suggestion that you view the equipment
exposed to unknown hazards during the fire and firefighting
as being on borrowed time. However, practical concerns may
motivate some compromises.
Incidentally, I once faced similar considerations when I was
called in to resurrect
I'm guessing this is the real reason...
Original message
>Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:17:09 -0500
>From: Bill Mullen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Years ago, before online banking existed, [...]
>We had the same policy then for the account
>history data that we made available to the tellers
>o
