a123 0360 13 Jun 79
BULLETIN
AM-KL10 Crash,312
MENLO PARK, CA (AP) - A Digital Equipment KL10 went down in flames
today. There was no word on surviving jobs.
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a129 1108 13 Jun 79
Advisory-KL10 Crash,187
Editors: A staff reporter/photographer is enroute to the site of today's
Digital Equipment KL10 crash. We will keep you advised.
The Associated Press
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a133 1130 13 Jun 79
URGENT
AM-KL10 Crash 1st writethru,987
Menlo Park, CA (AP) - A Digital Equipment KL10 went down in flames
today. There were no survivors. The machine, operated by the Computer
Resources Group of prestigious SRI International, died this morning at
approximately 4am. Witnesses said there was a huge spark, the left
tape drive blew out, and then all was quiet. Investigators from the
National Terminal Security Board (NTSB) are enroute to the crash
site.
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a245 1620 13 Jun 79
URGENT
AM-KL10 Crash,2nd Writethru,987
Menlo Park, CA (AP) - `Flames were shooting out everywhere, then I heard
Gene scream "aw shit" and all was quiet.' Those words were spoken this
morning by Susan Horner, a computer professional at prestigious SRI
International where a Digital Equipment KL10 went down in flames. 'Then the
quiet was pierced by the cries and shrieks of the anguished users as they
watched their processes go up in smoke.' 'A huge spark zapped across the
machine room', added Steve Dougherty, the chief operator. 'It was like the
forth of July.' The machine, operated by the Computer Resources Group,
died this morning at approximately 4am. Witnesses said there was a huge
spark, the left tape drive blew out, and then all was quiet. There were
no survivors. Investigators from the National Terminal Security
Board (NTSB) say that they are looking for a missing cable which may be
able to explain the cause of the accident.
The manufacturer, Digital Equipment Corporation, and the operators,
the Computer Resources Group were unavailable for comments.
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a457 6400 13 Jun 79
URGENT
AM-KL10 Grounded,1st Ld,890
Menlo Park, CA (AP) - The Federal Algorithm Administration (FAA) today
issued an order requiring that all Digital Equipment KL10s be grounded
immediately. This announcement followed close on the heels of a National
Terminal Security Board disclosure that the cause of the flameout of a
prestigious SRI International KL10 was a faulty ground wire, causing an
extremely hazardous electrifying situation. `We don't want to see another
accident of this nature, ever' said Thomas Swift, the Federal Algorithm
Administrator. `Frankly, I'm shocked that such a thing could be allowed
to happen.'
In Washington, Algorithms Anonymous called for the complete shutdown
of all computers so that their designs could be checked for possible flaws.
`We've been concerned over this situation for a long time' said Darth Nader,
the organizations executive director and author of the bestselling
"Unsafe at Any Baud".
In Maynard, officials of Digital Equipment Corporation, the manufacturer
of the KL10 issued the statement `the administrator's order is completely
unwarranted and unjustified. This problem appears to be localized to our
1090T model only, and to ground all of our machines is unfair. Besides, those
people at prestigious SRI International use dubious maintenance techniques.'
In Menlo Park, officials of prestigious SRI International pointed out that all
maintenance is currently supplied by Digital. This marks the first time in
recent history that a major computer manufacturer and one of its customers
have publically disagreed.
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