Old computers sill in use

[Robert E. Seastrom]

Talk to Craig Brown, N4FSC.

-r

"WB4JFI" <wb4jfi at knology.net> writes:

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