24 Jan
2009
24 Jan
'09
10:55 a.m.
On 24 Jan 2009 at 13:13, Roy J. Tellason wrote:
Wow, how sixties...! :-)
I especially like that pic of the unit with the cover off on page 5.
Bitsavers has the manual for the 6603 controller:
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cdc/6x00/60334000_6603DiskControl.pdf
(about 500K)
I was wrong on the speed (mental bit rot)--it's 900 RPM, not 600.
Still darned slow in comparison to 70's technology.
Every once in awhile these Bryants would spring a leak in the
hydraulics. I once witnessed an operator hit the pool of fluid on
the floor (pydraul?) at a dead run. It was pretty funny.
Cheers.
Chuck