7 May
2023
7 May
'23
3:20 p.m.
I believe it was Henry Spenser at a USENIX conference that said “Never underestimate the
bandwidth of a station wagon filled with mag tape”.
David
On May 5, 2023, at 8:59 PM, steve shumaker via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
There used to be a running joke in the test center on Kwajalein Atoll about the C141 full
of mission tapes having a higher bit rate than the undersea cable connecting us to the
mainland.
Steve
On 5/5/23 7:39 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
I do remember the bad old days, when even a
leased line was
insufficiently fast or reliable to send a quantity of data. I recall
many times taking the "noon balloon" out of San Jose with my Samsonite
carry-on case and not so much as a toothbrush. On arrival, turn the
contents of the case over to someone waiting at the gate, and catch the
next flight home with an empty case.
My case, which I still have, comfortably accommodates six 10.5" reels of
tape.
I remember flying on an USAF general's plane with several 844 disk
packs. One time, I forgot my B-area badge, so the general gave me his.
Nobody saluted, however.
--Chuck