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What Is This Relic of Storage Days Past?

October 7, 2008 By Stephen 2 Comments

Ok storage industry folks, here's a challenge for you. I tossed the pictured object into my pocket in 1997 while working on the storage system it came with, and have kept it handy ever since. While I was using it at Storage Decisions, a passer-by recognized it immediately, so I thought it would be fun to test my audience here. So let's see if anyone can answer the following … [Read more...] about What Is This Relic of Storage Days Past?

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