I worked for a systems house in the UK during the 1980s-90s and we were a major UK Olivetti reseller and distributor; Olivetti seemed to have a particular fondness for ARCNET and I was involved in many installations.
One large job I particularly remember was in the admin block of a large seaside holiday and entertainment complex. The block was several floors high and the apex roof was 'U' shaped; when working in the roof space, you could either walk around the 'U' from end-to-end (a total length of about 200m), OR cut across the middle through a pair of external doors and across the central flat roof - but the roof was guarded by some VERY territorial and VERY big seagulls. Using the short cut was a risky business as the gulls would take flight and begin dive-bombing!
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I worked for a systems house in the UK during the 1980s-90s and we were a major UK Olivetti reseller and distributor; Olivetti seemed to have a particular fondness for ARCNET and I was involved in many installations.
One large job I particularly remember was in the admin block of a large seaside holiday and entertainment complex. The block was several floors high and the apex roof was 'U' shaped; when working in the roof space, you could either walk around the 'U' from end-to-end (a total length of about 200m), OR cut across the middle through a pair of external doors and across the central flat roof - but the roof was guarded by some VERY territorial and VERY big seagulls. Using the short cut was a risky business as the gulls would take flight and begin dive-bombing!