From msmirnov@netcom.com Mon Apr 24 21:49:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!netcom!msmirnov From: msmirnov@netcom.com (Marta Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: The fire in Sub-basement B2-114 (September 9, 1989 at 02:14 AM) Message-ID: <1995Apr24.214953.8363@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 21:49:53 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Looked up the archived microfiche of the LA Times for September 10, 1989. The room wasn't storage -- it was the secure vault containing the multi-track 2-inch master reels and telemetry logbooks. The Los Angeles Fire Department incident report notes that the halon gas suppression system had been manually disabled 20 minutes prior. Who disabled the halon system at 2:00 in the morning? -- Marta Smirnov SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From srodriguez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Apr 26 12:54:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!u-tokyo!srodriguez From: srodriguez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Sergei Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The fire in Sub-basement B2-114 (September 9, 1989 at 02:14 AM) Message-ID: <1995Apr26.125453.7427@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 1995 12:54:53 GMT References: <1995Apr24.214953.8363@netcom.com> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Apr24.214953.8363@netcom.com>, msmirnov@netcom.com (Marta Smirnov) writes: > Looked up the archived microfiche of the LA Times for September 10, 1989. 09/09 at 02:14! That's why Listening Night is held on September 9 at 02:14 UTC every year! Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Sergei Rodríguez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Tokyo Department of Information Science. ------------------------------------------------------------ From atakahashi@stanford.edu Fri Apr 28 01:10:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!stanford!atakahashi From: atakahashi@stanford.edu (Amy Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The fire in Sub-basement B2-114 (September 9, 1989 at 02:14 AM) Message-ID: <1995Apr28.011053.3326@stanford.edu> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 01:10:53 GMT References: <1995Apr24.214953.8363@netcom.com> <1995Apr26.125453.7427@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Apr26.125453.7427@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, srodriguez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Sergei Rodríguez) writes: > 09/09 at 02:14! That's why Listening Night is held on September 9 at 02:14 UTC every year! > Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). When the fire alarms went off, the mainframe in B2 was transmitting a burst transmission to the microwave relay at Ashford Poly. -- Amy Takahashi Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 28,800 bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From stanaka@earthlink.net Fri Apr 28 04:07:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!earthlink!stanaka From: stanaka@earthlink.net (Steve Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The fire in Sub-basement B2-114 (September 9, 1989 at 02:14 AM) Message-ID: <1995Apr28.040753.8052@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 04:07:53 GMT References: <1995Apr24.214953.8363@netcom.com> <1995Apr26.125453.7427@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Apr28.011053.3326@stanford.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Apr28.011053.3326@stanford.edu>, atakahashi@stanford.edu (Amy Takahashi) writes: > When the fire alarms went off, the mainframe in B2 was transmitting a burst transmission to the microwave relay at Ashford Poly. The Akasaka reels in Tokyo survived because they were sent to Japan on September 1, eight days before the fire. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- === Steve Tanaka === Dept of Electrical Engineering, EarthLink Network "They will send a copy in my place." From tgonzalez@delphi.com Sat Apr 29 19:43:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!delphi!tgonzalez From: tgonzalez@delphi.com (Tobias González) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The fire in Sub-basement B2-114 (September 9, 1989 at 02:14 AM) Message-ID: <1995Apr29.194353.3798@delphi.com> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 19:43:53 GMT References: <1995Apr24.214953.8363@netcom.com> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995Apr24.214953.8363@netcom.com>, msmirnov@netcom.com (Marta Smirnov) writes: > Looked up the archived microfiche of the LA Times for September 10, 1989. > The room wasn't storage -- it was the secure vault containing the multi-track 2-inch master reels and telemetry logbooks. Nodes 11 through 14 lost their logbooks in that fire. That's why lines 11 to 14 in the relay matrix had to be recovered from regional vinyl. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- === Tobias González === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Delphi Internet Services "Hold for relay."