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From: u-dmfloy%sunset.utah.edu@utah-cs.UUCP (Daniel M Floyd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Need a 60M to 80M hard disk for a *truck*
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Date: 8 Sep 88 11:20:51 GMT
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In article <277@oglvee.UUCP> jr@oglvee.UUCP (Jim Rosenberg) writes:
>... need something like 60M - 80M ... [ disk for a truck]...
>Does anybody have any recommendations for a rugged hard disk with this
>capacity?  Is there something perhaps made for the military that would work?

A TRUCK?! Forget the hard disk! It wouldn't live through the first mile.
Ok. I may be exaggerating, but I seriously doubt that a hard disk would
do well for more than a couple trips.

There are places that you can buy "industrial pcs". I've seen one
demonstrated at a place here i Utah. The cards are literally mounted
on shocks (litter rubber pads). These pcs are tanks when it comes to
abuse, even the hard disks. I don't think even these disks 
are tough enough for a truck though. I suppose I could ask.

The military uses bubble memory in their stuff. I don't know how
much it costs, but it can be purchased for pcs. Bubble memory can
take it. The military puts it in stuff that's going to be shot at (with
missles and rockets). I've seen some stuff that's still being built
with iron core for the military too. Don't bother looking to buy it
for a pc nor the truck.

A slightly cheaper alternative would be a bernouli box with 3 or
4 cartriges. I don't know if they make the cartriges in larger
than 20M. A bernouli I think could take it too.

Hope this helps.