1 Jul
2007
1 Jul
'07
7:11 a.m.
On Sat, 30 Jun 2007, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:41:07 -0700
From: Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com>
Reply-To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Billy Pettit real disappointment
On 30 Jun 2007 at 20:21, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
Name doesn't ring a bell, I vaguely remember an inventor friend of mine (that
may have known him) asking me if I thought it was a good idea. Of course this
is about 20 years ago so my memory could be faulty...
Wasn't there a 5-1/4 hard drive (late 80s)
that did a similar thing, some kind
of telescoping binary length set of solenoids (Ontrax?)
Did you know Joe Koenig? He ran that outfit while it lasted, but I
didn't think that they produced anything but a prototype before they
discovered that there were fatal problems with the idea. Joe was
pretty proud that he wrapped the operation up cleanly, without any of
the VCs losing much. IIRC, it was a 100MB unit that they were
shooting for.
He went on to run Resonex (NMR imaging). I stayed in touch with him
for quite awhile. He passed away 15 years or so ago. A guy who
absolutely loved his work--and loved life. I was privleged to know
him.
Cheers,
Chuck
Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics
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