[Info-vax] A VS DLT rant

[Hans Vlems]

On Aug 23, 4:44 am, "Lee K. Gleason" <lee.glea... at comcast.net> wrote:
> "Rich Jordan" <jor... at ccs4vms.com> wrote in message
>
> news:a1931f3a-4698-4544-8a7d-c31d16810943 at f41g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
> On Aug 22, 2:14 pm, Kari Uusim ki
>
> <uusim... at exdecWITHOUTTHISfinland.org> wrote:
> > On 22.8.2011 21:05, Rich Jordan wrote:
>
> >I think rather than using it as a core for refurb I'll take it apart
> >for fun shiny parts so some other poor bastard doesn't get stuck with
> >it down the road ;)  The motor section, painted, would make a great
> >radial engine in a model of appropriate type.
>
>   Does anyone else remember the VAX Magic Sesssion at a DECUS convention, in
> the 80s, where a contestant for best story merely took the stage, and,
> without saying a word,  proceeded to beat a TK50 drive to pieces with a
> hammer? As I recall, he got a standing ovation. Unreliable tape drives
> inspire that sort of devotion in their users.
> --
> Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR
> Control-G Consultants
> lee.glea... at comcast.net

Must have been DECUS USA, right?
Can't remember this from a DECUS Europe conference of that era.
Though I found TK50's without issues. Then again we only used them to
install layered products
and to copy files to VMS system not on a network, and never for backup
purposes.
Hans