Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!decwrl!labrea!sri-unix!garth!smryan From: smryan@garth.UUCP (Steven Ryan) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: computer follies Message-ID: <1487@garth.UUCP> Date: 28 Sep 88 21:13:22 GMT References: <827@cernvax.UUCP> <3276@edm.UUCP> <372@island.uu.net> Reply-To: smryan@garth.UUCP (Steven Ryan) Distribution: na Organization: INTERGRAPH (APD) -- Palo Alto, CA Lines: 10 >I have a feeling that someone made sure that the paper was running low, because >the paper ran out and the printer responded as usual BY LIFTING THE COVER! >By the time anyone knew what was happening, it was too late and half >a dozen cups of coffee slid down the printer cover and splashed all over the >wall, floor, output listings, etc. At my previous job, line printers (512s) which did not open automatically were used for many years and then replaced with line printers (580s) which did. A rumour was that one of the operators had left an 814 disc pack on top of of 580 when it ran out of paper.