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 > >> > >> > > > > -- End of line JOB TERMINATED Okey Dokey
