I once worked for a company that was automating U. S. Army battlefield procedures. Even as a software developer, I provided field support during exercises. By field support, I mean I made tent calls.
Which meant I drove up the the general area and hiked in with a backpack with a mother board and a couple of memory boards in it.
I normally do not do hardware, but I was trained in how to replace the boards.
One time I was called out to check on an inoperative monitor. When I got to the tent, I asked, “Where can I plug it in?” Oops.
Another time I was called in because the monitor was acting erratically. The cable back to the computer was about a kilometer long. We’ve pushed RS-232 specifications but never by that much.
I once worked for a company that was automating U. S. Army battlefield procedures. Even as a software developer, I provided field support during exercises. By field support, I mean I made tent calls.
Which meant I drove up the the general area and hiked in with a backpack with a mother board and a couple of memory boards in it.
I normally do not do hardware, but I was trained in how to replace the boards.
One time I was called out to check on an inoperative monitor. When I got to the tent, I asked, “Where can I plug it in?” Oops.
Another time I was called in because the monitor was acting erratically. The cable back to the computer was about a kilometer long. We’ve pushed RS-232 specifications but never by that much.