[olug] Google uncloaks once-secret server

Adam Lassek adam at doubleprime.net
Mon Apr 13 15:23:50 UTC 2009


This reminds me of the tool Mac techs use to open Mac Minis -- an $80
Apple-certified putty knife.

On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Aric Aasgaard <aric at omahax.com> wrote:

> I used to work as a hardware troubleshooting/repair/warranty guy for Inacom
> who was a joint manufacturer for IBM.
>
> Believe it or not IBM sent us a plain wood handled ball-peen hammer as a
> tool for their servers (to knock out blanks).
> .....at least the guys at IBM had a sense of humor about their ridiculously
> stringent manufacturing procedures.
> Every once in a while id have to break out the "official IBM certified
> hammer".
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> Brady Cox
> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 9:10 PM
> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> Cc: Patrick Schmidt
> Subject: Re: [olug] Google uncloaks once-secret server
>
> The best way to fix one of those is by using a large rubber mallet.
>
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Craig Wolf <CJWolf at mpsomaha.org> wrote:
> >
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10209580-92.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=254
> 7-1_3-0-20
> >
> > Interesting read...
> >
> >
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