Fleamarkets (was Re: A LART is needed (was: VCF 4.0))

From: Bill Dawson <whdawson_at_mlynk.com>
Date: Mon Oct 16 19:16:07 2000

-> > Fascinating, ..."Whirlwind" ... $10K at auction.
->
-> Ease up. It's a Fleamarket of independants.
-> They can get whatever MIT surplusses if they're
-> in the area to start with. Many are the gypsy type.
->
-> (But where Do 30" platters come from...???)

I remember working on a large drive that used 30" platters around 1975,
and it was vintage then. IIRC, it had an external air compressor and was
about 6 feet long by 4 feet wide and 6 feet high. It had clear doors
with windows on both of the long sides where you could see the platters
spinning and the heads moving. Don't remember much else.

Bill
Received on Mon Oct 16 2000 - 19:16:07 BST