|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
Invisible wrote:
> Weeee... and *this* is why I'm not sure I want to work on military
> crypto devices. :-}
About a decade later, the military developed a solid-state (discrete
transistors packaged into modules) piece of equipment which occupied
only half on an equipment rack, and it ran in the kilohertz range.
Later, stuff that runs at T-1 speeds, and occupies one-tenth of the
rack, came into service (and remains in service).
The half-rack systems were finally dismantled in the early nineties,
after seeing nearly three decades of service, but the remaining stuff,
when it is adequate to the requirements at hand, is still in use (and,
BTW, is very reliable).
Regards,
John
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
Invisible wrote:
> indescribably delightful sound as it CRUNCHES through helpless little
The best sound I heard was some sort of flourescent light bulb shredder
hooked to basically a shop-vac. You can imagine the sound of sucking
destruction that entailed when nom-nom-nomming a 6-foot long light bulb.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
Helpful housekeeping hints:
Check your feather pillows for holes
before putting them in the washing machine.
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |