The particular device I'm thinking of recently won my coveted "Filthiest, Most Disgusting Piece of Equipment I've Ever Had to Work On" title. It was a network switch racked in the basement of a school, almost directly underneath an air opening (I hesitate to call it a vent, lest you think there might be a grill or louvres on it) that opened onto what I think was the parking lot. There were also some windows with screens/louvres, but no glass. The air inlets on the side of the switch were black. The air vents on the back were black. The blades were filthy. Inside, I discovered at least 2 dead bugs, as well as several layers of dust. Mmm. Yummy. Needless to say, we had to replace the whole thing, save one blade.
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Oh yeah, since the switch was a recent model, I would estimate that it has not been down there for more than a year. 2 years, tops.
Previous winners of this award have exclusively been computers owned/operated by smokers in a non-smoke free environment.
Last edited by kcarlile; 12/30/04 10:34 PM.
