Re: IBM obsoleting mainframe hardware

On 28 Jun 2007 10:55:57 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote:

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Likewise, there are some DC-3s flying around whose only "original
equipment" are their shadows.
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Don't knock it just because it's old. I rode three of those venerable
aircraft "down between the trees" in sunny southeast Asia and was able
to walk away from each crash without a scratch, in spite of "unfriendly
natives".

At least one crashed into a mountain - an kept flying.

So what are the Gooney Birds of the computer world?

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