Re: Shock treatment

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From: jda... Jeff dArcy
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 1989 16:15

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davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr):
. [writing about Iomega's Bernoulli boxes:]
.   Salesman takes out a cartridge and holds it up. "These units are shock
. resistant," he says, and scales it across the room like a frisbee.
. "Being sealed when not in use they are (kicks the cartridge back across
. the room) dust resistant."
. [etc.]

I heard a similar story once and I'd like to know if anyone can verify it.
The story is that Tandem once demonstrated that their systems are truly
fault tolerant by *shooting* one with a .45 and demonstrating that it would
keep on running (a little slower, of course).  Any Tandemites out there?

Jeff d'Arcy     OS/Network Software Engineer     jda...@encore.com
  If Encore endorsed my opinions, they couldn't afford to pay me

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