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cclist@sydex.com
19 Oct 2013 19 Oct '13
2:07 p.m.
On 10/19/2013 01:06 PM, Dave wrote:
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I think one thing I really remember was powering up a 4381 after a Christmas shutdown. I remember it had two strings of 3380 some 3420 tape units, screen controller and some comms kit. If folks think booting up Windows is slow they should try powering up the 4381. You did just hit one which loaded the CPU micro code. You then choose the power on menu and a whole room would come to life. The controllers all loaded their micro-code then the disks spun up one cabinet at a time. Everything in sequence so that nothing tripped the main breakers. A real wonder to be hold,
When tape auto-loaders were introduced, I hated them. Each reel had to be with the correct band (none of those sexy plastic reel cases); the end had to be nice and clean (not wrinkled) and you couldn't use multiple BOT strips on a tape. If a tape wouldn't thread up, you started chopping at the end and non-standard reel sizes were a pain to work with. In truth, I couldn't see where an autoloader was any more efficient than a skilled operator loading a tape up. Thank heaves that non-auto loading drives were still being made. --Chuck
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