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To: NCjim
We used to have these disk drives we called Maytags- because they shook like one on reads. Same size, too.
29 posted on 04/05/2004 6:13:19 PM PDT by txhurl (The Jihadists: spectacular media violence, zero military significance, huge psych significance.)
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To: txflake
Tri-etho-tri-chlorine, or some such, that we swabbed the tape drive heads with.

Man, and I'm only 37. But I've done big machines since I was 19.

31 posted on 04/05/2004 6:15:58 PM PDT by txhurl (The Jihadists: spectacular media violence, zero military significance, huge psych significance.)
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To: txflake
That would have to be the 1311/2311 - you could literally walk one across the floor. They also tended to leak hydraulic oil and required periodic refilling during 'PM'.
32 posted on 04/05/2004 6:16:15 PM PDT by NCjim
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