Dixie Canner CPT 8000?

Nigel Johnson nw.johnson at ieee.org
Fri Apr 24 20:58:17 CDT 2020


Does anybody have a wp made by AES?

In the late 70's, they were experimenting with voice recognition for 
their systems. We were a nearby DEC Components OEM and had a hundred or 
so LSI11/23 modules in stock.  They sent an engineer over to our plant, 
took out the whole stock, and replaced the 13.824 MHz clock crystal 
module with the output of a function generator to see how high they 
could overclock it to get the response they needed for voice 
recognition. I think they bought the 4 or 5 that passed diagnostics with 
the highest clock speed, somewhere near 40 MHz IIRC.

cheers,

Nigel


On 24/04/2020 21:50, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> It really is a shame that little attention is paid to the early WaPro
> vendors.  I remember that we had an Artec system, with a floor-standing
> dual 8" drive box and a Diablo KSR Hitype with an attached one-line display.
>
> Artec was acquired by Dictaphone, who was then swallowed by Pitney
> Bowes, who then got out of the rather crowded word processor market.
>
> I can't find a photo of the original blue Artec box on the web; only the
> later PB "Dual display" models.
>
> I mean, who remembers Qyx or Vydec?
>
> --Chuck
>
>
  

-- 
Nigel Johnson
MSc., MIEEE, MCSE
VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU

Amateur Radio, the origin of the open-source concept!


You can reach me by voice on Skype:  TILBURY2591

If time travel ever will be possible, it already is. Ask me again yesterday

This e-mail is not and cannot, by its nature, be confidential. En route from me to you, it will pass across the public Internet, easily readable by any number of system administrators along the way.
    Nigel Johnson <nw.johnson at ieee.org>

     
Please consider the environment when deciding if you really need to print this message





More information about the cctalk mailing list