Skip, I'm with you. I thought it was tongue-in-cheek as well, but when somebody posted a serious response about static electricity, I just thought I'd allay their concerns. My wife really likes those old stools, and we've had a couple of the ladders mysteriously disappear over the years.
Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 4:15 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [External] Re: Important hardware question Am I the only (other) person who thought OP's original question was a tongue in cheek put-on? My first boss in IT allowed as to how in her family, the worst thing that could befall someone was failing to realize when their leg was being pulled. She grew up assuming that every implausible proposition she encountered was a joke. So she occasionally found herself guffawing at a notion whose exponent turned out to be dead pan serious. To her embarrassment. OK. You can use another model's stool only if it's inverse left-handed as clearly required in the tech doc for that CPU. So there. . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 12:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question I have a couple of these stools from older mainframes, and unless Gadi's has been modified, it should be OK. They had rubber wheels on them, and there was a rubber skirt around the base of the stool that should keep any static electricity - static. Le 03/09/2019 à 20:24, Farley, Peter x23353 a écrit : > Gadi, > > I would think the only important criteria is that if the stool is made of > conducting metal, is it properly grounded? Don't want any stray static > charges in the frame, that would be Very Bad. metal doesn't keep static charges. your wool suit however... Raph ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
