Prepping for the Transfer of 25,000 Manuals

Re:Prepping for the Transfer of 25,000 Manuals by nickpsecurity on Monday August 17, 2015 @01:37AM (#10071515)

You'd be surprised how true that is even for computers:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/249951/if_it_aint_broke_dont_...

It's why I keep reposting links like the Bitsavers manuals just in case someone needs them one day.

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Re:Prepping for the Transfer of 25,000 Manuals by engi_nerd on Monday August 17, 2015 @06:37AM (#10072222)

I personally wouldn't be surprised, as we still carry the legacy of the original IBM PC around.

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Re:Prepping for the Transfer of 25,000 Manuals by nickpsecurity on Monday August 17, 2015 @12:44PM (#10074281)

Yes, we do despite Intel and IBM attempts to rid us of it. Then there's the other side's legacy. ;)

https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2349257

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Re:Prepping for the Transfer of 25,000 Manuals by engi_nerd on Monday August 17, 2015 @08:46PM (#10077023)

> Quality only happens when someone is responsible for it

When our test aircraft were being delivered, me and the other guys who work on the instro systems would ask, "Who was the asshole?" In other words, who took it upon themselves to be the person who made sure that things came together properly during buildup and checkout? The one aircraft we got where no one had stepped up for instrumentation and been the asshole has proven to be the most problematic of all the aircraft.

Maybe not the most elegant way to put it, but there you have it.

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Re:Prepping for the Transfer of 25,000 Manuals by nickpsecurity on Monday August 17, 2015 @10:06PM (#10077218)

I believe it haha

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