> This is a myth Perhaps, but Snopes doesn't mention it.
> And I need a 2305. We had SYS1.SYSJOBQE on ours. We were not happy campers having to use 3330 pending repair. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of William Donzelli <wdonze...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 3:39 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: DASD nostalgia > I recall hearing about a UNIVAC shipboard computer where the drum ripped > loose from the deck when the ship was maneuvering quickly. This is a myth. Warships of the era (1960s/70s) are loaded with really big heavy spinning things (motor-generators and amplidynes), and they do not rip off the deck during maneuvers or rough seas. If anything, the drum bearings were probably tortured to death. I was on RANGE SENTINEL and VANGUARD (freighters turned missile trackers, basically) in the ghost fleet maybe 8 years ago, and in the old computer and telemetry rooms, everything was clearly WELL fastened down. Also, they had the most expensive raise computer floors I have ever seen - all very heavy duty stainless steel construction. I think each riser for the floor tiles was a solid 2 inch diameter post. And I need a 2305. -- Will ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
