Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site phoenix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!drutx!mtuxo!pegasus!phoenix!brent From: brent@phoenix.UUCP (Brent P. Callaghan) Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: Re: Gyroscopic sideffects Message-ID: <1241@phoenix.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 10:24:20 EDT Article-I.D.: phoenix.1241 Posted: Wed Jul 10 10:24:20 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 00:44:35 EDT References: <1306@islenet.UUCP> <900001@pbear.UUCP> <6695@Shasta.ARPA> <635@umd5.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft NJ Lines: 16 The discussion on the IMAX camera gyroscopic problems on the shuttle brings to mind a similar story pertaining to an airborne computer in the 60's. The heart of the computer was a magnetic drum, rather massive, and spinning at high speed. Shortly after takeoff the computer developed a deep psychosis as the aircraft banked, followed immediately by a screaming noise from its rotating insides. Sooner or later, rotating storage media will be carried on the shuttle or space station. Perhaps a drive with contra-rotating disks is the answer. -- Made in New Zealand --> Brent Callaghan AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft, NJ {ihnp4|mtuxo|pegasus}!phoenix!brent (201) 576-3475