Re: University credentials used by third parties

[Timothy Fairlie <fairlie () RIDER EDU>]

 I'm pretty sure it's real. IBM has a pic of the "device" in their Archives

http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/storage/storage_350.html

With that said.. Yeah, the photo is clearly staged, but probably for 
marketing purposes. ( they'd crate the thing up if really shipping it)

On 8/20/2010 6:24 AM, Valdis Kletnieks wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:24:36 MDT, Ozzie Paez said:
>
> > Some perspective:  Attached is a 5MB storage unit photographed in 1956 as it
> > was being shipped - Their 8Gb Thumb-Drives must have been murder to carry in
> > a pocket!
> Nice picture, but I call shenanigans.  Looks like a staged photo op with a
> mock-up unit - does anybody seriously believe they shipped that thing without a
> shipping crate to protect that glass window that lets you see inside? :)

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Timothy J. Fairlie
Director, Network and Communication Services
Rider University      Fairlie () rider edu