15 Apr
2004
15 Apr
'04
6:23 p.m.
ok! we sold the last of the 316/ 516 to the calif state gov. 18 years
ago.
I sure kick my self in the ass for not saving one..... they had a critical
application and needed hem for parts... I would not be where I am now had it
not been for folk as them and others... so a little pay back is a good
thing... but.... whine wish I had kept one....
Thanks!
Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC
See the Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation
online at:
http://www.smecc.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe R." <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com>
To: "Ed Sharpe" <esharpe(a)uswest.net>et>; "General Discussion: On-Topic
and
Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: SSMEC?
program
At 07:41 PM 4/15/04 -0700, you wrote:
>I wonder if that is one of our old babies under Sharpe's southwest museum
of
engineering and
communication...... pray tell was this found in
California?
No. They were found in Florida and it appears that they came from
Honeywell in Clearwater (per paperwork found in a couple of the bags).
SSMEC also stands for Space Shuttle Main Engine Computer and some of those
were built there at Honeywell in Clearwater. SOME of these are definitely
Honeywell H316 (aka Kitchen Computer) parts but almost all are marked for
program SSMEC. That's why I'd trying to figure out what the connection is.
Joe
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joe R." <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com>
>To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 4:54 AM
>Subject: SSMEC?
>
>
>> Does anyone know of any computer related meaning for the name/acronym
>> SSMEC? I've found some Honeywell H316 parts that are marked 'for
SSMEC'. I've found one definition of SSMEC but
the meanng seems to be a
little too fantastic.
Joe