[Info-vax] swap and page files

[Paul Sture]

In article <dm13RIPNUKyc at eisner.encompasserve.org>,
 koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) wrote:

> In article <kc1uf9$2bi$1 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip 
> Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
> > 
> > Several years ago, while sorting cables at home, I accidentally pulled 
> > the SCSI cable from the system-disk shadow set on a VAX.  Apart from 
> > some mount-verification messages, no effect.  Literally the next day at 
> > work I was re-arranging some cables under my desk and pulled out the 
> > mouse from a PC.  Had to reboot.  No joke.  Nuff said.  :-)
> 
>    Years ago, had lots of VAXStation 3100 of various models.  Unplugged
>    things on a regular basis, then just plugged them in (no external
>    drives on these).
> 
>    Got a DECStation 3100 (MIPS).  Unplugged the keyboard, then plugged it 
>    in.
> 
>    Had to force a reboot.

I had a test rig which was a pair of Alpha PWS systems clustered 
together.  Due to lack of rack space I shared the console, keayboard and 
mouse between them, simply swapping the cables from one to the other on 
the rare occasions it was required.

The first time I swapped the cables with a Sun guy observing he gasped 
and said "You couldn't do that on a Sun".

-- 
Paul Sture