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From: siegman@sierra.Stanford.EDU (Anthony E. Siegman)
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Subject: Re: Looking for Computer Folklore
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Date: 21 Feb 89 01:42:25 GMT
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Re tape drive sense lights:  I'm sure I saw a story somewhere (in
RISKS?) about a TV crew filming in an important British (?) computer 
installation.  When they were ready to start shooting, they turned
on some huge bright lights, and a whole slew of tape drives went
wild -- in the middle of running programs -- instantly reversing
and demounting/detaching all their tapes.