[Beowulf] A press release

[Tim Cutts]

On 10 Jul 2008, at 2:02 pm, Robert G. Brown wrote:

> Next (if things go as they usually do) we all have to kid around about
> IBM 5100's and QIC (floppies are just plain too modern for me:-) but  
> if
> I do that the Titorheads will attack and I'll have to once again
> unconvincingly deny that I am, in fact, John Titor.

In 1998 I was still partially responsible for a machine which booted  
from tape.  The machine in question was the data collection device for  
an NMR spectrometer.  The machine in question is probably still going  
strong now - NMR machines being somewhat expensive to replace.

Tim


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