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I have a memory of a (probably apochraphyl) old story about a chap who ran a small company and wanted a computer system installed. He wanted it behind big glass panels so all of his customers could see the big flashy system and think "wow, they're so high tech, must be good" and the like. Of course when it went in he was really disappointed that it was just a set of big boring boxes and not at all like the movies that were his inspiration. So the company that did the install charged him a small fortune to build him a big panel with lots of flashing lights - completely unconnected to the computers.