Old computers sill in use

[WB4JFI]

What S100 machine?  I may be interested, for it to keep my Altairs and Imsai
company.
Terry


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> From: tacos-bounces+wb4jfi=amrad.org at amrad.org
> [mailto:tacos-bounces+wb4jfi=amrad.org at amrad.org]On Behalf Of wb5mmb
> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:41 PM
> To: Frank Gentges; wb5mmb
> Cc: tacos at amrad.org
> Subject: Re: Old computers sill in use
>
>
> I guess running a repeater on a building top counts. Frank is ahead.
>       Sandy
>      WB5MMB
>
>
> At 09:34 PM 7/12/2009, Frank Gentges wrote:
> >Sandy,
> >
> >The controller for the Dulles Repeater is an S100 computer that
> >dates to the 70s.  We are going to remove it from service in a
> >couple of weeks not because of the computer but because the RF chain
> >of similar vintage.
> >
> >Frank K0BRA
> >
> >
> >wb5mmb wrote:
> >>Hi all, a question. What is the oldest computer (PC,MAC, Apple II,
> >>TRS 80) you have seen lately that is still in commercial use (not
> >>in an AMRADers basement). I was at my self storage place today and
> >>their gate is still controlled by a TRS80-100. It reads 2 keypads
> >>for pin numbers opens and closes the gate and prints a time stamped
> >>log on a thermal printer. It came out in 1983 (while looking up
> >>this date I ran across this page http://www.club100.org/index.html).
> >>      Sandy
> >>      WB5MMB
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