I can see it now... " We have a BS-3 down due to oil change
maintenance."
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>
> >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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