Re: IBM Data Cells/MSS

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From: to... Tony Ozrelic
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 1990 16:38

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>> The successor to the data cell was the 3850 Mass Storage System (MSS).
>> The MSS contained a honeycomb structure filled with spools of tape
>> in containers that look for all the world like beer cans....

One of my instructors was from Burroughs. He said they called the tape
containers "elephant suppositories"...



tony o.

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From: to...@tekred.CNA.TEK.COM (Tony Ozrelic)
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Subject: Re: IBM Data Cells/MSS
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Date: 11 Oct 90 16:38:33 GMT
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