On 31 Mar 99, at 9:54, Jim Meagher wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
>
> >
> > I recently saw a case where the manufacturer had installed a metal
> >post in every available support point.
>
> I wonder if maybe you have confused this with a home built system?
> Having worked in the manufacturing world, I know how hard they pinch
> the pennies. Even if they didn't care about all those extra parts
> being wasted, I would think that the added labor costs involved to
> install the extra standoffs would have raised a big red flag. But I
> also know that what the engineer designs and what the assembler
> builds, may not be the same <BIG grin>
This was a prototype unit from a company that's hoping we'll order a
couple hundred servers from them. They might have put in extra effort
trying to impress us.
David G
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