6 Feb
2003
6 Feb
'03
12:37 p.m.
cctech-request(a)classiccmp.org schrieb am 06.02.2003:
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Message: 23
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:34:12 +0200 (EET)
Subject: Re: Old Computer Companies
From: "Jarkko Teppo" <jarkko.teppo(a)er-grp.com>
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Reply-To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org
Jochen Kunz said:
It seems, that Olkiluoto 1 still has the Norsk-data machines. They will change
those next year, so they might still keep all that hardware in stock for some
time until block 1 is also modernised.
If someone likes to save equipment, doc's or photoos, its time to act now...
(too far away for me...)
BTW, back in the seventies I was working for a large finnish company that build
(parts of) the security shutdown system of the Lovisa npp. They also build the
npp-operator's training simulator and I remember that it was using several big
Eliott computers from UK. What happened to them? I mean Eliott, not N...a
Frank Arnold
On 2003.02.03
03:10 vance(a)neurotica.com wrote:
I am not very familiar with
them. They made some minicomputers in the
70'es, mayby some other stuff too.
I've seen (well, almost) Norsk Data machines in, hmm.. how should I
phrase that: "big controversial power plants where security is quite
important". This was less than ten years ago so I don't think they've
"upgraded" them. Saw a couple of VAXen as well, 4000/90 if I remember
correctly. The VAXes I saw were not in critical roles.
(I checked, and they've replaced the Norsk Data system:
http://www.tvo.fi/uploads/Outage_Excellence.pdf, works from google cache as
html)
Norsk
Data?
I'm not familiar with them either. 
6 Feb
6 Feb
1:02 p.m.
Frank Arnold wrote:
BTW, back in the seventies I was working for a large
finnish company that build
(parts of) the security shutdown system of the Lovisa npp. They also build the
npp-operator's training simulator and I remember that it was using several big
Eliott computers from UK. What happened to them? I mean Eliott, not N...a
Became part of ICL after a series of mergers in the 60's.
-- hbp
7 Feb
7 Feb
10:10 a.m.
Hans B Pufal wrote:
> Eliott computers from UK. What happened to them? I
mean Eliott, not N...a
There are a few Elliot 803s preserved in Britain. One at Bletchley
Park, another at the Science Museum, and probably others. They have
an interesting power supply: the incoming mains is used to charge
a *big* Ni-Cd battery, which powers the computer. The same battery
is used in the Nimrod aircraft, and the RAF have kindly supplied
spares for the 803s.
--
John Honniball
coredump(a)gifford.co.uk
6 Feb
6 Feb
8:13 p.m.
Frank Arnold said:
It seems, that Olkiluoto 1 still has the Norsk-data
machines. They will
change
those next year, so they might still keep all that hardware in stock for
some
time until block 1 is also modernised.
If someone likes to save equipment, doc's or photoos, its time to act
now...
(too far away for me...)
Now that would be a challenge ! I've visited the place once many moons
ago and I remember that the security was tight then but I'd have to
wonder what it would be like now...
"Uh, can I keep the hard drives ?"
(to wife) "But honey, with all that glow there's no longer a need for
light bulbs"
Ok, joking aside. I might see what can be done but I'm not expecting
anything.
BTW, back in the seventies I was working for a large finnish company that
build
(parts of) the security shutdown system of the Lovisa npp. They also build
the
npp-operator's training simulator and I remember that it was using several
big
Eliott computers from UK. What happened to them? I mean Eliott, not N...a
I didn't know N was involved there as well. I thought it was all ABB.
Thanks for the info, it sure is (from a technical standpoint) an interesting
facility. Certainly not your average industrial complex :-)
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