1 Aug
2012
1 Aug
'12
2:16 a.m.
On 07/31/2012 04:32 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
That's a damn neat piece of tech history trivia! I have two of the
blasted things here (a 3A and a 5) and I never knew that. Thanks!
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
When I read
"ADM", I wondered what terminals had to do with whale oil.
Lear Siegler Incorporated (LSI)'s first big contract for terminals was
with Archer Daniels Midland, which company sold other oils such as
jojoba oil as replacements for whale oil. Originally the terminal was
custom-designed to their requirements, and could not be sold to other
customers. Eventually LSI renegotiated the contract, allowing the
terminal to be marketed to the public, but they kept the "ADM-1"
designation, and continued using the ADM prefix for later terminals such
as the better-known ADM-3 and ADM-3A.