9 Feb
2009
9 Feb
'09
3:11 p.m.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Jules Richardson
<jules.richardson99 at gmail.com> wrote:
Fortunately, I have yet to drop much of anything vintage on my foot
(but I've gotten plenty of nicks and pinches racking and unracking
disk drives).
For the record, I do *not* want to drop either of my largest two
drives on a foot (DEC RA81 and CDC 9766).
-ethan
Fred Cisin wrote:
>>
>> I think I'll miss the death-rattle of encountering a bad disk block, or
>> even the grinding/squealing noise as the surface of a disk falls off and
>> demolishes the drive head.
Heard that plenty of times. My first head crash was an RK05F. :-(
Ah HA!
THAT is what is missing from simulation!
Well, the weight needs to be right too, so that it hurts appropriately
(according to drive size) when you drop it on your foot ;)