IBM Buys Rational for $2.1Billion!

[bscott at ntisys.com]

On 6 Dec 2002, at 4:22pm, pri.nhlug at iadonisi.to wrote:
> One side note however is that I did find it very cool to experiment
> with the built-in always-on (even with the power cord unplugged) serial
> console ...

  Okay, I have to ask:  If the system is unplugged, what powers the serial
command processor and control electronics?  Onboard battery?

> ... that allowed things such as power cycling the machine remotely and
> much more ...

  FWIW, these things exist in the x86 world, too.  Compaq's Remote Insight
stuff even lets you insert "virtual floppy disks" and "virtual CD-ROMs" into
the system remotely.  (I can't believe I'm saying something positive about
Compaq.)

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Ben Scott <bscott at ntisys.com>
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