On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Gary Maltzen wrote:
> Never discount the possibilities of analog mechanicals; they've done
> some pretty amazing things with fluidics...
Well, sure. The cool thing is that anything mechanical or fluidic would
be largely immune to EMP's.
> Reminds me of the old adage: "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a
> station wagon full of mag tapes..."
..which has gotten higher due to improvements in tape technology. For
that matter, it may be debatable which, based on raw cubic footage of
space consumption, is getter, a station wagon full of tapes or a station
wagon full of DVD's (in envolopes, not jewel boxes).
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