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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (A. Padgett Peterson, P.E. Informat)
Thu Feb 8 22:59:13 1996
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 22:52:52 -0500 (EST)
From: "A. Padgett Peterson, P.E. Information Security" <PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
>Hell, UNC had its entire comms room taken out by a steam pipe breaking
>caused by a water main bursting. Haven't there been any advances in
>technology since the 40s?
At a place I worked once upon a time, long, long ago. We had an "advanced
projects laboratory" which was considered essential. It had its own
mains power drop, a massive diesel generator, and a room full of lead-acid
batteries for redundant backup in case the diesel didn't start.
Dump truck lost its brakes, hit a power pole which fell on the generator
shed, crushing the roof onto the diesel, incidently rupturing the coolant/
water pipes which flooded the adjacent battery room (batteries were in a
well to contain the acid if it leaked. Well filled.)
P.fla
