RAF Chicksands, and to Ops building probably couldn't withstand anything bigger than a AK 47 or M16 hit. The RAF commander couldn't ever get into our building. I think he was in charge of grounds keeping, Etc. USAFSS , before they changed the command name = NSA.
On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 1:10 PM Jeffrey S. Worley via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2019 10:03:54 -0400 > From: "Craig M." <cmook1...@gmail.com> > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: ROLM - Dat general 1602 - AN/UYK-19 computers. > Message-ID: > < > CAD1aQJ5FnQDS7i+iLeh-+zBSBrzaqV9-f61Q76XgEbz=fsn...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Good Morning, > Have you ever come across a document called the > "Rolm > I/O Designers Guide?" I am working with some developers trying to > figure > out the data words and how they work on a Navy AN/UYK-19 computer. > > I have some sticktime on the Eclipse machines. In going to boot camp > getting my MV4000/DC I ran into some interesting characters. One was > with DG on military sales, was visiting Groton? or another base where a > test was being conducted. The computer was suspended on wires in a > hangar and, while running, was subjected to simultaneous blows from > heavy pendulums on either side. The noise was teriffic and my friend > asked the same question, why on earth, to which the cryptic reply was > two words: Depth Charges. > > Probably your USAF machine, corn field kept though it was, was designed > for service in another kind of silo, the missile kind. Those would be > projected to survive near-direct hits from megaton thermonuclear > weapons. Not to mention that no air force property is immune from > attack by all sorts of ordinance, nuclear or otherwise. > > Best, > > Jeff > > Another note, saw an old query on the "Rolm Computers: 1602, 1602A, > 1602B, > 1666, MSExx (was Data General Nova Star Trek)" thread about breaking > down > the military system designations. This website may help if you never > got an > earlier answer: > > https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/wordpress/2015/05/27/whats-in-a-name-u-s-department-of-defense-an-nomenclature-made-easy/ > Thank you! > > Craig Mook > >