Worlds first computer on ebay! - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

12 Apr 2007

Andrew Burton wrote:

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  You (and your family) would be in trouble (if not in
 danger) every time it froze or crashed. What about in
 a power cut - batteries dont last forever? 
Manual override. A bit of a nuisance that your tub isn't filled and the tea isn't
ready, but we're getting by, now, so why wouldn't we get by then?

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  Would most retro computers be able to do such a job?
 (trying to get this back on topic) 
I would think so. Thermostats and phone systems are embedded computer systems, have been
for ages. So are dedicated routers. No huge amounts of processing power necessary.

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