Billy Pettit real disappointment

[Peter C. Wallace]

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007, Chuck Guzis wrote:

> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:41:07 -0700
> From: Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com>
> Reply-To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
>     <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Re: Billy Pettit real disappointment
> 
> On 30 Jun 2007 at 20:21, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
>
>> Wasn't there a 5-1/4 hard drive (late 80s) that did a similar thing, some kind
>> of telescoping binary length set of solenoids (Ontrax?)
>
> Did you know Joe Koenig? He ran that outfit while it lasted, but I
> didn't think that they produced anything but a prototype before they
> discovered that there were fatal problems with the idea.  Joe was
> pretty proud that he wrapped the operation up cleanly, without any of
> the VCs losing much.  IIRC, it was a 100MB unit that they were
> shooting for.

Name doesn't ring a bell, I vaguely remember an inventor friend of mine (that 
may have known him)  asking me if I thought it was a good idea. Of course this 
is about 20 years ago so my memory could be faulty...


>
> He went on to run Resonex (NMR imaging).  I stayed in touch with him
> for quite awhile.  He passed away 15 years or so ago.  A guy who
> absolutely loved his work--and loved life.  I was privleged to know
> him.
>
> Cheers,
> Chuck
>
>
>

Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics

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