mitch@stride1.UUCP (Thomas P. Mitchell) (08/26/87)
This was Re: Disk Striping (description and references) plus class brief In article <128@casetek.casetek.UUCP> pml@casetek.UUCP (Pat Lashley) writes: >> > >Actually, the designers of the Hindenburg wanted to use Helium, but >the US government would not allow sales of US Helium to Germany. At >that time recent discoveries of helium under Texas gave the US the >largest known supply of helium in the world. (It might still be, I >left my Britannica at home today... :-) > Helium under Texas is a world class Non-renewable resource. It is extracted from the natural gas and oil as a byproduct. The orign is apparently the decay product of natural radioactive isotopes which include uranium. The limits of this resource have had impact in the decision making process when deciding on the 'best' nuclear reactor technology we and our allies use. Oh yes the reason for keeping this in this group is that IBM uses helium in their TCM (Thermal Conduction Modules ??). It seems that helium has excellent thermal properties as well as its other better known properties. There was an excelent article in "Scientific American" on how IBM puts these TCM modules together. Check it out -- of your library. Thomas P. Mitchell (mitch@stride1.Stride.COM) Phone: (702) 322-6868 TWX: 910-395-6073 MicroSage Computer Systems Inc. a Division of Stride Micro. Opinions expressed are probably mine.