Discussion of large systems

[Chuck Guzis]

On 1 Nov 2006 at 16:15, Richard wrote:

> > To do it Hollywood style, you just need to make the tapes
> > move ... pause ... move ... pause ... (with nearby panel having
> > lots and lots of unlabeled lights flashing randomally)

Plowing through very short records (physical blocks) on an old drive 
makes all sorts of interesting noise, too as the drive stops and 
starts in the IRGs.  I remember running a particular COBOL acceptance 
test on CDC 607's that you could hear in the next county... 

Cheers,
Chuck