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Subject: Re: What the world needs now
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Date: Fri, 26-Jun-87 17:36:04 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 26 17:36:04 1987
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In 1972 I was going to grad school, and "doing" 1/2 time as computer
operator in the student computer center - in the basement of one of the
older gyms.  It was raining like hell that night, and we weren't aware that
the water sensors under the raised flooring had broken.  The water was
apparently rising for several hours before it finally shorted out the power
leads on one of the washing machine shaped disk units (a 3xxx - 12 platter
job).

	Anyone seen "The Return of the Jeddi"? - R2D2 gets "shot" outside
the door of the power-generator installation.  He goes all blue-sparks and
after vibrating a while falls flat on his "face".

	Right - that's just exactly what happened to the drive - just before
all of the power failed - along with the emergency lights.




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John M. Pantone @ GE/Calma R&D, Data Management Group, San Diego
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