Post Aiz9r4ePBhwL8A0Y2S by homelessjun@mas.to
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 (DIR) Post #AixxsAXdNW9P59dWXA by robpike@hachyderm.io
       2024-06-15T22:51:35Z
       
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       You say that but... We had a recurrent RP06 disk drive failure caused by smoke particles wedging under the head. The filters just weren't good enough. I think the famous "Winchester" drives made that problem go away by sitting much closer to the platter.Also helped: smoking bans at work.https://mastodon.social/@aka_pugs/112623049217851822
       
 (DIR) Post #Aixz4p2qiGzq89pniS by twylo@mastodon.sdf.org
       2024-06-15T23:07:32Z
       
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       @robpike That instantly brought to mind the famous picture from the DEC RK05 manual
       
 (DIR) Post #AiyzGRDrIvwQsbU03c by blinken@hachyderm.io
       2024-06-16T10:44:15Z
       
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       @twylo @robpike loving the μ" unit notation so much
       
 (DIR) Post #Aiz9r4ePBhwL8A0Y2S by homelessjun@mas.to
       2024-06-16T12:42:57Z
       
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       @twylo @robpike interesting that they had to precisely position the heads when installed to get the gap right.al lot of ultra-precision machining was required.and machine the parts within a very tight temperature range or else they would not fit properly, and if the temperature was out of spec then the parts were scrapped.