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[Keith Campbell]

>rescue at sunhelp.org,Internet writes:
>>
>>Unfortunately not. Reel tapes are alive and well in the dark recesses
>>of the world that is Business Programming. There were 2 tape drives at
>>AFLAC which had production dates od 12-27-73 stamped on them. My
>>production date, by way of comparison, is 06-25-75.
>
>How can you say unfortunately, what other piece of computer equipment can
>you think of that is actually in use from the early 70s?  I do know of a
>college environmental control systm that is running on some kind of mini,
>and the 15" hard drive has been spinning since the 70's, I'm just waiting
>for that one to get powered down somehow, to see if it will fly again.
>Just think about it, riding on an air bubble for 20+ years.
>
>Just for fun, when was everybody born?
>4/26/69
>
>Tim


The date stamped on my butt is 8/22/61, and I used to make lots of backups
on 9tracks.

Anyone remember those newfangled discpacks?  Those stacks of platters that
held 60MB or 300MB depending on stack height?  Heavy too.

Computer Operators' worst nightmare:  "I tried my discpack on every drive in
the computer room, and none of them would read it!  They just made a weird
grinding noise!"  AAARRRGH!

Happy Happy Joy Joy,
  Keith

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"Long Live The New Flesh." - Max Renn; Videodrome