[27944] in North American Network Operators' Group
Computers are tougher than people think
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Thu Mar 30 23:14:47 2000
Date: 30 Mar 2000 20:12:49 -0800
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If you've seen the news, you've seen the Cash America Inc building in
Fort Worth. Its the one with no windows. Although the building suffered
extensive damage, and Cash America may have to abandon it, their computer
center providing service to 400+ pawn shops around the country worked
without interruption.
Even though I don't work with libraries anymore, they still draw my attention.
The Fort Worth Public Library, which is mostly underground, had significant
damage to its aboveground expansion. For those who say, I told you underground
is better, I'd remind you about the extensive damage to Boston Public Library's
lower levels when a water main broke. Pick your risk.
Sprint showed that fiber rings can work, if you do them right. Sprint
suffered a fiber cut in downtown Fort Worth during the tornado. I don't
think anyone outside of Sprint's operation center noticed. I didn't.
Southwestern Bell now says one of their facilities in Arlington had a power
failure, and is now backup on generator power.
