I had installed a new IBM served and some months later received a call from IBM's "Customer Satisfaction" department. Naturally, I was asked how I liked the new RS6000 server.

I replied that it was great, especially after we'd gotten the pop-off valve fixed and there was no longer danger of a steam explosion. I also told him that it seemed to take a bit longer to get pressure up than with the old server, but once it was up it held the pressure better.

There was a pause and he asked, "Are you saying you have a steam powered RS6000????" Knowing he was "back East" and probably didn't have a clue about Indiana I agreed and told him that it was the first one in the city and that probably the next year we'd be getting electricity.

Finally, he caught on.