I remember making those lines, but they were more for a crash across the
room on the way from the 082 sorter to the 077 collator.

Gawd, I still remember those numbers, some 60 years later; so why can't I
remember my thirty-year old cell phone number...


On Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 3:15 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <[email protected]>
wrote:

> > On Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 5:18 AM Stefan Skoglund via cctalk <
> [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> The main problem with that lorry hurtling down the freeway is
> latency.....
> >>
> >> I need to move 1 PB ..... how long will it take filling and packing
> >> enough IBM LTO-9 tapes to send 1 PB ?
> >>
> >> How long does it takes to fill 1 tape with 18 TB ?
>
> On Mon, 2 Oct 2023, KenUnix via cctalk wrote:
> > Back it up to floppy diskettes.
> > HaHa. Sorry I could not resist.
>
> Far too unstable and prone to damage and data corruption.
> Use dead-tree technology of cards or paper tape.
> If you use cards, put diagonal sharpie marks on the decks, to facilitate
> visual re-ordering after the crash on the freeway.
>
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred                 [email protected]

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