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- HUMOR.FILTERED ---------------------------------------------- HUMOR.FILTERED - From : Leo V. Mironoff 2:5020/268.13 11 Apr 94 01:34:14 Subj : [alt.folklore.computers...] Re: vibrating hard disk makes computer mov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ┌-----------------------------------------------------------------------------┐ Forwarded by Leo V. Mironoff (2:5020/268.13) Area : ALT.HUMOR.BEST-OF-USENET (ALT.HUMOR.BEST-OF-USENET) From : monty@roscom.COM, 2:50/128 (Monday April 04 1994 02:54) To : All (2:5020/268.13) Subj : [alt.folklore.computers...] Re: vibrating hard disk makes computer mov └-----------------------------------------------------------------------------┘ In article <2mndn1$en2@pce1.ahwau.ahold.nl> paul@ahwau.ahold.nl (Paul Slootman) writes: >Seth Morabito <sjm1@crux4.cit.cornell.edu> wrote: > >>Actually, it had nothing to do with disk accesses. The fact is, that in >>the old days, data was a lot heavier than it is now. The magnetic >>material used on disks was quite cumbersome, and if care was not >>taken, all the data would end up on one side of the disk, like >>clothes in a washing machine. The results could be disasterous, with >>disks shaking their way accross floors, crashing into computers, >>falling out of windows and crushing passer-bys, and causing a general >>nuissance. [...] > Interestingly, the Computer science building here in TCD has had to have major structural repairs in the past because of just this problem. It seems that when they were planning the building, they took account of the weight of all the equipment etc. but not the data that would eventually be stored on it. Apparently, the foundations began to sink or something. Dave Roe Save the ball - 18 minutes to get your ticket. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To be continued... * Origin: - The Endless Quest - (2:5020/268.13)
