Recounting th e"good olde days"???
Robert Mills
robert.mills@windsong-services.co.uk
Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:05:53 +0100
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My second computing job was at a company that had sixteen (16) of these
'Washing Machines'. They were connected to two (2) HP3000/Series III's
via another box called a 'Starfish' which was the same size as the HPs.
It also contained a fast tape drive.
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When our main batch run was in full flow we used to get complaints from
the office below the computer room (which was on the 3rd floor) about
the amount of noise that it caused <G>.
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From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf Of Olav Kappert
Sent: 26 April 2005 23:31
To: 'powerh-l@lists.sowder.com'
Subject: Re: Recounting th e"good olde days"???
In 1979, those washing machines were only 10 MB and the HP3000 was
approx 3 feet by 3 feet standing 6 feet tall.
Olav.
Guy Werry wrote:
Sadly, no photos or anything of those, but I do remember the 404
Mb HP
drives from the mid-80s which we referred to as the "Washing
Machines"
because they were about the size of a short washing machine and
under
certain circumstances they would shake and rumble very much in
the fashion
of one's washing machine during the spin dry cycle!
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(They also cost about $40k CDN ... now we're buying USED 9GIG
Unix drives
for about $2k CDN)!!
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Guy.
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From: Richard Sheehan [mailto:sheerich@isu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 2:33 PM
To: Heasman, David
Cc: 'powerh-l@lists.sowder.com'
Subject: Re: Recounting th e"good olde days"???
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Does anyone have any pic's and/or old literature for these
drums?
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Sounds pretty interesting. I have a picture in my mind of an
old wax=20
cylinder record - just lots bigger. (Yes these were also way
before my=20
time.)
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Richard Sheehan
IT Programmer Analyst
208-282-4427
Student Services, College of Technology
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID 83209-8380
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Heasman, David wrote:
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*From:* John Stires [mailto:pencarver@sbcglobal.net]
> Speaking of a Sperry Rand Univac 1110, does
anybody remember
the Drum stoarge that went with it? =20
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It was about he size of a small car. It was
very fast, for
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its day, but help less data than the little PDA I
now carry in my
pocket. =20
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Yes Univac 1100s were used in the UK for airline
reservations
because of fast file transfer to drum.
There's an apocryphal tale of one slipping its
mountings and
whizzing out of the first-storey window
of the BP Headquarters in London in 1969. It weighed
about a ton
and revolved at 5000+ r.p.m.
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<P><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>regards,</FONT> <BR><FONT=20
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<DIV></DIV>In 1979, those washing machines were only 10 MB and the =
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approx 3 feet by 3 feet standing 6 feet =
tall.<BR><BR>Olav.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Guy=20
Werry wrote:<BR>
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cite=3DmidB4EA5C275B4CE842BCF51FE20D469AA0C53605@hbmsexch2.flinflon.hbms =
type=3D"cite"><PRE wrap=3D"">Sadly, no photos or anything of those, but =
I do remember the 404 Mb HP
drives from the mid-80s which we referred to as the "Washing Machines"
because they were about the size of a short washing machine and under
certain circumstances they would shake and rumble very much in the =
fashion
of one's washing machine during the spin dry cycle!
(They also cost about $40k CDN ... now we're buying USED 9GIG Unix =
drives
for about $2k CDN)!!
Guy.
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Subject: Re: Recounting th e"good olde days"???
Does anyone have any pic's and/or old literature for these drums?
Sounds pretty interesting. I have a picture in my mind of an old wax=20
cylinder record - just lots bigger. (Yes these were also way before my=20
time.)
---
Richard Sheehan
IT Programmer Analyst
208-282-4427
Student Services, College of Technology
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID 83209-8380
Heasman, David wrote:
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> Speaking of a Sperry Rand Univac 1110, does anybody remember
the Drum stoarge that went with it? =20
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small car. It was very fast, for
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=3D""> its day, but help less data =
than the little PDA I now carry in my
pocket. =20
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Yes Univac 1100s were used in the UK for airline reservations
because of fast file transfer to drum.
There's an apocryphal tale of one slipping its mountings and
whizzing out of the first-storey window
of the BP Headquarters in London in 1969. It weighed about a ton
and revolved at 5000+ r.p.m.
=20
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