On Monday, April 15, 2002, at 04:52 AM, Paul Tansom wrote:
> You think that's big? A few jobs back I was working for IBM (1990 I > think) and > one of my jobs was testing hard drives (shock and vibration stuff for > those > figures that you see in the specs). Anyway, the first ones I worked on > were > 20M units, they were about 30cm x 80cm and 15cm tall (from memory), had > a fold > out handle for lifting and a weight warning on them becase they were > heavier > than a single person lift (although two people would be very > awkward!). SCSI > units and still selling well even then because they were reliable as > anything > apparantly! The same reason I bought a full-height 5.25" - from what I'd heard they run well for a long long time. The largest I'd seen myself were part of my University/s computing museum in around 1991 - I never got to look inside the boxes, but they were as large as a washing machine, and stood upright. I wouldn't have a clue just how old they were either... dana -- http://www.danamania.com -- -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
