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- From: v462etnn@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (David L Anderson)
- Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
- Subject: Re: World's Toughest Computers
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- Date: 19 Nov 92 21:25:00 GMT
- References: <1992Nov19.190739.18948@rchland.ibm.com>
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- In article <1992Nov19.190739.18948@rchland.ibm.com>, jdahl@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Jared Dahl) writes...
- >Which computers do you consider the most rugged? Why?
- >What are some stories that you have heard about them?
- >
-
- Well, this is dredging. Several years ago (approx. 10+), someone
- ran ads in Byte (Cromemco, I think) that featured a circuit board
- being smashed by a hammer. The insinuation was obviously that
- Cromemco boards were tough.
-
- The company whose board was smashed (a manufacturer of minis, if
- I recall) ran rebuttal ads in Datamation.
-
- So I nominate Cromemcos because: they predate the AS/400, they
- can hurt your foot a lot if you drop one, and they're not IBM.
-
- David Anderson
-