Denys defined a "well timed hardware problem" as...
 
>That's easy.  It is a hardware problem that manifests itself only during a
>regular maintenance inspection by an ultra-qualified CE equiped with all the
>diagnostic equiment, which can be repaired without any tools, by merely
>swapping a board (not inside the system so it does not have to be opened up)
>pulled from an extensive spare part kit brought along by the aforementioned
>CE.
 
CE... now let me think, those were the days, a CE with a whole 3000 of spares in
the boot!, with the advent of shipping parts seperate from engineers, direct to
customers (in the UK at least) I guess now that there is now NO such thing as a
well timed hardware problem. :-?
 
All the best ,
 
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