Chuck,

Did you at least get a bag peanuts on the flight?

Ken


On Sun, May 7, 2023 at 11:20 AM David Barto via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> I believe it was Henry Spenser at a USENIX conference that said “Never
> underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with mag tape”.
>
>         David
>
>
> > On May 5, 2023, at 8:59 PM, steve shumaker via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> > There used to be a running joke in the test center on Kwajalein Atoll
> about the C141 full of mission tapes having a higher bit rate than the
> undersea cable connecting us to the mainland.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On 5/5/23 7:39 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> >> I do remember the bad old days, when even a leased line was
> >> insufficiently fast or reliable to send a quantity of data. I recall
> >> many times taking the "noon balloon" out of San Jose with my Samsonite
> >> carry-on case and not so much as a toothbrush.  On arrival, turn the
> >> contents of the case over to someone waiting at the gate, and catch the
> >> next flight home with an empty case.
> >>
> >> My case, which I still have, comfortably accommodates six 10.5" reels of
> >> tape.
> >>
> >> I remember flying on an USAF general's plane with several 844 disk
> >> packs.  One time, I forgot my B-area badge, so the general gave me his.
> >> Nobody saluted, however.
> >>
> >> --Chuck
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>

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