RE: Physical transport media

[DAVE NORDLUND <nordlund () ccstaff cc ukans edu>]

> Date:          Thu, 18 Sep 1997 10:00:28 -0500
> From:          Per Engstrom <PEngstrom () ixc-comm net>
> Subject:       RE: Physical transport media
> To:            'Michael Dillon' <michael () priori net>
> Cc:            "'nanog () merit edu'" <nanog () merit edu>

> > At 5:04 PM -0400 9/16/97, Tim Gibson wrote:
> > > If I may be so bold here Michael, the TTL of steel is significantly
> > less
> > > than so many other datagrams, many due to R.educed U.seable S.urface
> > > T.ransparancy.
> >
> > We think that we have the R.U.S.T problem licked by using stainless
> > steel
> > BBs and by using a petroleum based liquid transport medium. We need
> > the
> > mass of steel in the datagrams to protect against backhoe fade. After
> > a few
> > backhoe operators get torn to shreds by a stream of IP packets from
> > cut
> > transport pipes, those big yellow machines will show a little more
> > respect
> > and watch where they stick their big yellow buckets.
>       I can see it now... " We have a BS-3 down due to oil change
> maintenance."

History.  In the early 70's, our Honeywell main frame used 167 disk drives. 
They moved their heads with hydraulic pistons.  We had to shut down the
mainframe about once a year to change the oil.
 
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