29 Apr
2005
29 Apr
'05
11:07 a.m.
Subject: RE: kda50 manual and sdi cables & questions
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:35:49 +0100
To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'" <cctalk
at classiccmp.org>
John Allain wrote:
That wikicrap again.
Actually one of the things that did hurt was the RA8x debacle.
Good drive but some dunderhead subbed a adhesive and usually within
a 100hrs they would headcrash. I believe the FA forcast on that was
101million to return and preplace all the damaged HDA and it was
more due to efforts resulting from crahses.
That and keeping PNO and ABQ open with staff no work.
Allison
As discovered with the RA90 fitting in a SF200
rack.
DEC must have thought this out pretty well, but Wikipedia
actually credits the RA9 series for wrecking the company.
> ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Equipment_Corporation