2 Feb
2006
2 Feb
'06
10:23 a.m.
Rumor has it that Simon Fryer may have mentioned these words:
On 2/2/06, Richard <legalize at xmission.com>
wrote:
Like, say, for example, ads that advertised ruggedized computers by saying
they could survive a drop from the empire state building...
Were there any? ;-) That would be a good show...
Laterz,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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What do you do when Life gives you lemons,
and you don't *like* lemonade?????????????
I'm thinking things like oh... if you put
your wallet on top of device
X, then all your credit cards will be demagnetized. Stuff like that.
You need something with a bit of a bigger bang and/or a higher level of
danger. 
4 Feb
4 Feb
7:33 a.m.
New subject: Mythbusters
Roger Merchberger wrote:
Rumor has it that Simon Fryer may have mentioned these
words:
I doubt that's even possible.
Peace... Sridhar
On 2/2/06, Richard <legalize at
xmission.com> wrote:
Like, say, for example, ads that advertised ruggedized computers by
saying they could survive a drop from the empire state building...
Were there any? ;-) That would be a good show... I'm thinking things like oh... if you put
your wallet on top of device
X, then all your credit cards will be demagnetized. Stuff like that.
You need something with a bit of a bigger bang and/or a higher level
of danger. 
8:43 a.m.
New subject: Mythbusters
On Saturday 04 February 2006 10:33, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
Roger Merchberger wrote:
If it had some distance-finding radar/sonar, and a parachute, as standard
equipment, then it probably could (or was just shaped appropriately).
Pat
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Rumor has it that Simon Fryer may have mentioned
these words:
I doubt that's even possible. On 2/2/06, Richard <legalize at
xmission.com> wrote:
Like, say, for example, ads that advertised ruggedized computers by
saying they could survive a drop from the empire state building...
Were there any? ;-) That would be a good show... I'm thinking things like oh... if you put
your wallet on top of device
X, then all your credit cards will be demagnetized. Stuff like that.
You need something with a bit of a bigger bang and/or a higher level
of danger. 
9:06 a.m.
New subject: Mythbusters (was: OT - Need fuse and jumpers from APC battery pack)
On Thursday 02 February 2006 01:23 pm, Roger Merchberger wrote:
Rumor has it that Simon Fryer may have mentioned these
words:
There was some "event" out on the west coast a while back where they did just
that sort of thing, dropping computers off of the top of a building. I
remember seeing an announcement for it, don't recall if the followup video
that was promised ever materialized or not. Sounds like it might have been
fun to watch, from a safe distance, anyhow...
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Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and
ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can
be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters"
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Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James
M Dakin
On 2/2/06, Richard <legalize at
xmission.com> wrote:
Like, say, for example, ads that advertised ruggedized computers by saying
they could survive a drop from the empire state building...
Were there any? ;-) That would be a good show... I'm thinking things like oh... if you put
your wallet on top of device
X, then all your credit cards will be demagnetized. Stuff like that.
You need something with a bit of a bigger bang and/or a higher level of
danger. 
5 Feb
5 Feb
2:33 p.m.
New subject: Mythbusters (was: OT - Need fuse and jumpers from APC battery pack)
In article <200602041206.30714.rtellason at blazenet.net>,
"Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at blazenet.net> writes:
In 1978 I was told that Ma Bell telephones would survive a drop from a
3-story building. I was in disbelief. I was made a believer by
throwing a phone out a window and collecting it from the ground below.
The plastic has some scuffs and scrapes on it, but everything worked
and nothing was broken.
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Like, say, for
example, ads that advertised ruggedized computers by saying
they could survive a drop from the empire state building...
Were there any? ;-) That would be a good show...
There was some "event" out on the west coast a while back where they did just
that sort of thing, dropping computers off of the top of a building.
[...] 
2:39 p.m.
In 1978 I was told that Ma Bell telephones would
survive a drop from a
3-story building. I was in disbelief. I was made a believer by
throwing a phone out a window and collecting it from the ground below.
The plastic has some scuffs and scrapes on it, but everything worked
and nothing was broken.
My first PDP-8/e was thrown out a telco building into a dumpster, probably
from the 2nd floor. Not Ma Bell, but Centel.
Also, there is a company in Armonk NY (that is not IBM!) that make very
ruggedized computers, and yes, they do throw them off the building every
so often to test them.
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org
3:46 p.m.
On 2/5/2006 at 3:33 PM Richard wrote:
In 1978 I was told that Ma Bell telephones would
survive a drop from a
3-story building. I was in disbelief. I was made a believer by
throwing a phone out a window and collecting it from the ground below.
The plastic has some scuffs and scrapes on it, but everything worked
and nothing was broken.
I believe that WE phones were among the first to use Cycolac ABS for the
case. Well into the 60's you could often find a 500 series desk set with
a bakelite handset and cycolac base. Ma Bell apparently didn't let much go
to waste.
Cheers,
Chuck
6 Feb
6 Feb
9:30 a.m.
New subject: Mythbusters (was: OT - Need fuse and jumpers from APC battery pack)
On Sunday 05 February 2006 05:33 pm, Richard wrote:
In article <200602041206.30714.rtellason at
blazenet.net>,
"Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at blazenet.net> writes:
In 1978 I was told that Ma Bell telephones would survive a drop from a
3-story building. I was in disbelief. I was made a believer by
throwing a phone out a window and collecting it from the ground below.
The plastic has some scuffs and scrapes on it, but everything worked
and nothing was broken.
The really old phones were built *solid*, I don't know what kind of plastic
that was, but you could do all sorts of stuff with them and they'd keep on
working. Not like the crap that's being sold these days...
--
Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and
ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can
be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters"
-
Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James
M Dakin
Like,
say, for example, ads that advertised ruggedized computers by
saying they could survive a drop from the empire state building...
Were there any? ;-) That would be a good show...
There was some "event" out on the west coast a while back where they did
just that sort of thing, dropping computers off of the top of a
building. [...]
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