Flashback to the 1980s, when this big bank’s main data-processing site is underground and takes up most of a city block, according to a pilot fish on the scene.

“It had armed guards, with power supplied from two separate electrical lines coming from different generating plants, plus emergency generators on the roof,” says fish. “All underground floors were waterproofed, with pumps rated to handle flooding.

“The entire computer room was covered with a full halon fire-suppression system, and the fire and security alarms were direct-wired to the local police and fire emergency center, with a link to the local FBI office. It was really quite a state-of-the-art site, and all tested on a regular schedule.”

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