Re: Rust? (and a wordsmithing question) (was: Re: Embarrassing security bug in systemd)

[rhkramer]

Thanks!

On Monday, December 11, 2017 10:04:09 AM Joe wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:16:35 -0500
> 
> rhkra...@gmail.com wrote:
> > (Did hard disks ever use iron oxide?)
> 
> The rigid platters of IBM cartridges and packs (the things you see in
> computer rooms in films) did have brown oxide coatings. The surface of
> each 12 inch platter side stored a magnificent 2.5MB, or at least the
> version I used did. It was used in a system with an embedded DG Nova,
> and a competitive product of the time used the modern 8 inch floppy
> discs...