Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-04 Thread Tom Marchant
On Tue, 3 Sep 2019 21:14:35 +, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: >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. "I am his mentor, Hippocrates. I sent him to school where he learned to stand up for principle and to sit d

Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Gadi Ben-Avi
: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 12:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Important hardware question Skip, I'm with you. I thought it was tongue-in-cheek as well, but when somebody posted a serious response about static e

Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Dale R. Smith
A very old, but still funny one: (supposed to be from an IBM Memo :-)> ) Abstract: Mouse Balls Available as FRU (Field Replacement Unit) Mouse balls are now available as FRU. Therefore, if a mouse fails to operate or should it perform erratically, it may need a ball replacement. Because of th

Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Pommier, Rex
over the years. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 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 ques

Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
ay, 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 s

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Pommier, Rex
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 x2335

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Chris Hoelscher
Jacquot Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 2:53 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] [External] Re: Important hardware question 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 >

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread zMan
Like, man, isn't any stored electricity kind of static? Until it's not, anyway... On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 3:09 PM Raphaël Jacquot wrote: > Le 03/09/2019 à 21:06, Paul Gilmartin a écrit : > > >> metal doesn't keep static charges. your wool suit however... > >> > > Errr... : > > https://en.wik

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Raphaël Jacquot
Le 03/09/2019 à 21:06, Paul Gilmartin a écrit : metal doesn't keep static charges. your wool suit however... Errr... : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_de_Graaff_generator in which case the static electricity is stored within the belt --

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 3 Sep 2019 20:52:50 +0200, Raphaël Jacquot wrote: >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 f

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Raphaël Jacquot
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

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
mmier, Rex Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 2:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question Are you sure about that? I didn't think the ladder or stool were CPU serial dependent. I'm in trouble then if our z14 ever needs repair because I shi

Re: [External] Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Pommier, Rex
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of zMan Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 12:55 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [External] Re: Important hardware question Only if you install an RPQ. On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 6:43 AM Gadi Ben-Avi wrote: > Is it OK to use the stool that came with

Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread Tom Brennan
LOL Those orange ladders are really good quality. I'm always tempted to take one home with me. On 9/3/2019 10:54 AM, zMan wrote: Only if you install an RPQ. On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 6:43 AM Gadi Ben-Avi wrote: Is it OK to use the stool that came with a z890 to repair a z13s? The ladder tha

Re: Important hardware question

2019-09-03 Thread zMan
Only if you install an RPQ. On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 6:43 AM Gadi Ben-Avi wrote: > Is it OK to use the stool that came with a z890 to repair a z13s? > The ladder that came with the z13s has gone missing. > > Gadi > > > -- > For IB

Important hardware question

2019-09-02 Thread Gadi Ben-Avi
Is it OK to use the stool that came with a z890 to repair a z13s? The ladder that came with the z13s has gone missing. Gadi -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.ed