I believe it was Henry Spenser at a USENIX conference that said “Never
underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with mag tape”.
David
> On May 5, 2023, at 8:59 PM, steve shumaker via cctalk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> There used to be a running joke in the test center on Kwajalein Atoll about
> the C141 full of mission tapes having a higher bit rate than the undersea
> cable connecting us to the mainland.
>
> Steve
>
> On 5/5/23 7:39 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
>> I do remember the bad old days, when even a leased line was
>> insufficiently fast or reliable to send a quantity of data. I recall
>> many times taking the "noon balloon" out of San Jose with my Samsonite
>> carry-on case and not so much as a toothbrush. On arrival, turn the
>> contents of the case over to someone waiting at the gate, and catch the
>> next flight home with an empty case.
>>
>> My case, which I still have, comfortably accommodates six 10.5" reels of
>> tape.
>>
>> I remember flying on an USAF general's plane with several 844 disk
>> packs. One time, I forgot my B-area badge, so the general gave me his.
>> Nobody saluted, however.
>>
>> --Chuck
>>
>>
>
