That Old Box Of Tech Junk You Should Probably Throw Out Saves A Warehouse
The Register, Friday, May 26,2023
Reg readers in the US and UK are about to enjoy long weekends - perfect occasions, and timing, for a spot of spring cleaning. But as we discover in this week's edition of On-Call, our weekly reader-contributed tale of tech support traumas, that might be one chore it's wisest to set aside.
To understand why, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Roland" who told us he does IT support and admin at a publishing company's warehouse.
The facility is one of those affairs with lots of conveyor belts rattling around to move books from racks to trucks, and back the other way.
"The conveyor system is controlled by a redundant pair of servers that remotely interface with the actual industrial conveyor control panels which are spread throughout the facility," Roland explained.