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mopinko

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5. xerox corp was a sneaky bunch.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:13 PM

Sep 2019

i had a big old techtronix printer for several years.
the software was rigged to make you get service. at a certain print count, it would insist some part had to be replaced. i found out that there were "maintenance codes". you entered the code, it cleared the "error", and you were on your merry way.

i wonder how many of those notoriously frequent breakdowns were engineered that way?

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60 Years Ago Today: The first commercial photocopier, Xerox 914, is introduced on live TV [View all] Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 OP

Great book about it....... USALiberal Sep 2019 #1

I was responsible for one of those back in the day. MineralMan Sep 2019 #2

I was a "key operator" for a year. Loved that job! SharonAnn Sep 2019 #3

that was part of my work-study job in college. mopinko Sep 2019 #4

xerox corp was a sneaky bunch. mopinko Sep 2019 #5