[Healeys] Computer Stuff not Healey related

Tue May 27 20:27:12 MDT 2008

My Healey is older than your Healey (#554). Nanner nanner...

Bill Lawrence

>From: "Mr. Bill" <BN1 at pacbell.net>
>To: ggilliam at usol.com
>CC: healeys at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Computer Stuff not Healey related
>Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 05:41:26 -0700
>
>Gee, I only started with a 386!  I guess that makes me definitely a 61yo
>young FART, but my Healey is a '53 #663.  Does that count? :-)
>
>Bill Barnett
>
>ggilliam at usol.com wrote:
> >  In the early 70's, the beginnings of computerized industrial
> > process control, using a general purpose scientific mini-computer to
> > control power plants. Using 12K of core memory, ran two huge
> > boilers and all the auxillaries. Programming accomplished using a
> > Teletype ASR-33, stored on paper tape, about 550 feet long. It
> > took over twenty minutes to load the tape, if it didn't kink or miss-
> > read. If it did, start over! Ahh, the good old days.
> >   For US-er's, Happy Memorial Day...thanks to all who served!
> >
> >   Gordy
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