On 10/24/24 14:57, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > On Thu, 24 Oct 2024, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: >> How about Tymshare/Tymnet/SBC....etc. >> >> Did Call Computer in Mountain View employ a file transfer protocol for >> use by subscribers? > > Impressive claims were made about station wagon full of tapes hurtling > down the highway.
I still have the Samsonite briefcase I used to transport 7-track tapes as carry-on baggage. Jets even then, were much faster than station wagons. 6 tapes to a trip. More than once it was "hand the tapes to someone meeting you at the gate and catch the next return flight". --Chuck
