Will, OK, you are referring to Seymours alleged drum tearing loose on a navy ship.
Mea Culpa. I read this as you disputing that the Navy installed FirstRand 1 on its ships. There are a references to this model being a dancing behemoth, and that the counter-rotating drum resolved this. There are a few, unsubstantiated references to failures sending the drum through a wall(s). Ron RON HAWKINS Director, Ipsicsopt Pty Ltd (ACN: 627 705 971) m+61 400029610| t: +1 4085625415 | f: +1 4087912585 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of William Donzelli Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2019 11:56 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] DASD nostalgia > I'm thinking that just because one article says the story is urban legend, > there are more references that talk to the FirstRand I actually being > installed on a US Navy ship. I have no doubts about a Fastrand being on installed on a ship. I have my doubts about the spinning drum causing havoc.I can buy that the Fastrand beat itself to death with the bearings wearing out very quickly. > I checked the video twice when they talked about the FirstRand I on one of > the navy ships, and did not hear them say it was a legend. Right around the 1:30 mark. -- Will ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
