The Folklore of Western Australia

SWITCHING ON ENDS WITH A BANG! -

'Everyone celebrated the switching on of a new system for the first time; a special celebration for the Digital Command System (DCS) seemed appropriate. Its futuristic cabinet with a 728-light panel, straight out of science fiction comics, suited the artistic temperament of its engineer, Monte Sala - an Italian immigrant... ...What Monte did not know was that the installers had arranged for a colleague to hide behind the DCS to bang the floor and blow smoke through it as Monte switched it on. Monte's reaction was much more excitable than expected.'

From the book 'Carnarvon and Apollo' by P. Dench and A. Gregg.

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