3 Dec
2017
3 Dec
'17
11:22 a.m.
"A new, more current system would cost between $1.5 and 2 million. "
Something tells me there's more than a Commodore Amiga involved, here. This
figure must include the radio hardware and controllers at each of the
schools. The article goes on to say that a student at one of the high
schools wrote the software that runs it all.. but it must also require some
sort of controller / interface, so who supplied that (sans software)?
Doesn't really make much sense, but then again, not a lot of reporting does.
On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 6:34 PM, Kevin Parker via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
I spotted this article in one of my tech news feeds -
it makes a couple of
references to C64's still managing building systems.
Rationale "it isn't broken".
May be of interest to some list members.
https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/many-commercial-property-
companies-still-underestimate-the-impact-of-technology-study/
There's also a link in the above article to an older article (and a video)
about a Commodore Amiga running the heating system for 19
schools for 30 years which may also be of interest.
http://woodtv.com/2015/06/11/1980s-computer-controls-grps-heat-and-ac/
Kevin Parker
P: 0418 815 527