> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> Of Chet Gardiner
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> Subject: Re: [NF] A 5MB hard disk in 1956
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> Ramac also covered such idiosyncratic devices as datacell too.
>
> I never
Ramac also covered such idiosyncratic devices as datacell too.
I never saw a hard disk drive until the mid-70's. I worked on a
datapoint machine (in Snobol) that had 80M of removable and 8" floppy
drive. 6 terminals. A nice little "PC" to play with.
Hal Kaplan wrote:
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>I love that name, "RAMAC." Short for RAndoM ACcess. Like TOBOR. Very
>1950s. And dumb!
>
>Does anyone still have any Melmac dishes?
Yes!
Ken Dibble
www.stic-cil.org
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=> I don't know how much I can say about what I saw because
=> some of it may be in use today - even though the operating
=> system is no longer supported. ;^) But if you saw the movie
=> Apollo 13 where all of the ground crew were sitt
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=> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson
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=> I saw something like this in use with at Univac. It was
=> used to store data coming from satellites. I don't know how
=> old it was or how long it was there, but I saw it in 1965.
=> It was a horizontal drum. It must have been ar
> -Original Message-
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> FWIW, another copy of the pic shows up with a caption of "IBM Ramac 305."
>
> I love that name, "RAMAC." Short for RAndoM ACcess. Like TOBOR. Very
> 1950s. And dumb!
>
> Does anyone still have any Melmac dishes?
Yes I do, thank you very much. Somebody left a plate
=> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Roche
=> My thoughts, too. I suspect it's a photoshop special.
=>
=> And it seems to be on a splog (spam + automated blog =
=> stealing content for others to rack up Adsense dollars)
=>
=> Ted Roche
FWIW, another copy of the pic shows up with a cap
On 4/12/07, Hal Kaplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That is a strange pic because the machine looks awfully exposed.
My thoughts, too. I suspect it's a photoshop special.
And it seems to be on a splog (spam + automated blog = stealing
content for others to rack up Adsense dollars)
--
Ted Roche
=> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Davies
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=> > http://allonlettera.com/?p=4
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=> > Compact.
=>
=> No markings but it *looks* like a FastRand (but 1956 seems v. early).
=> FastRands (with optional fast access FastBands) took about 4
=> hours to get up to speed, and if one have e
Andy Davies wrote:
> (with optional fast access FastBands)
"Oi Nigel, them FastBands have arrived ..."
"Great stuff Bill, been waiting for these things, let's get the box open."
Scissors were procured and packaging was eagerly torn away. Then Nigel
stepped forward and reached into the box. Bill
> http://allonlettera.com/?p=4
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> Compact.
No markings but it *looks* like a FastRand (but 1956 seems v. early).
FastRands (with optional fast access FastBands) took about 4 hours to get
up to speed, and if one have ever come off its bearings would have taken
out a small town!
Andrew Davies MBC
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