hard disk failure - now what?

[Jerry McAllister]

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 02:14:51PM -0700, George Davidovich wrote:

> > 
> > A number of supercomputers from Cray and Control Data and maybe some
> > other places used this sort of thing on some experimental systems.  I
> > don't know if any ever were put in to commercial production.  They
> > submerged who boards in to it and then supercooled the fluid.   I
> > don't remember the chemical names.  
> 
> I do, but have no idea why.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorohexane
> 
> > The fluid was a relative of Freon and held sufficient levels of oxygen 
> > to support lung breathers.  They used to have a tank with a live mouse 
> > submerged in it bouncing around and seeming to have no trouble not 
> > choking or drowning.  
> 
> > A variation of it was also researched as a blood substitute for some
> > special medical needs.  I don't know how far that went.    I know it
> > is not all fantasy because I saw the live mouse.   
> 
> I believe you.  I saw a similar scene in a movie, so I already knew it
> had to be true.  Bonus points for anyone that can add to this thread's
> collection of off-topic but semi-interesting trivia and name the movie. 

I vaguely remember a movie with it in, but I saw it in
person at Cray headquarters back when.

> 
> > I didn't try the blood substitute.
> 
> 	How do you save a drowning mouse?
> 	Use mouse to mouse resuscitation.
> 
> Thanks, I'll be here all week.  Try the veal instead.

Only with the asparagus.

////jerry

> 
> -- 
> George
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