On 08/06/2015 08:04 AM, Sean Caron wrote:
If you think the MP3000 is a slow booter, we just got some new 4U machines in where I work; 1.5TB RAM; those things take almost 20 minutes to POST - no joke!
Booting an old CDC 6000-series machine meant mounting a "deadstart" tape, pushing the button just below the screens on the DD60, entering or editing the equipment status table, then going out for a smoke (not me) or a cup of coffee, while the system copied the deadstart tape to disk. The next prompt was to enter the date and time.
People are too impatient today. --Chuck
