> Not to mention the Singer/Link Simulations Division which was located
> just south of Binghamton, NY on I81. Made flight simulators for such
> things as the F4 fighter. A major loss when it was deliberately run
> into the ground and then dumped on an unwitting Canadian company.
>
> bill
>
> --
> Bill Gunshannon | de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n. Three wolves
> bill_at_cs.scranton.edu | and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
> University of Scranton |
> Scranton, Pennsylvania | #include <std.disclaimer.h>
Most of 'em used to use Interdata (Perkin-Elmer) (Concurrent)
computers in the simulators including the 3230, 3250 and 3260.
These were also used in the space shuttle simulator and simulators built
by others.
I had the pleasure of doing training for these folks at Concurrent at
the beginning of my post-DEC career. They knew those machines inside
and out and could wring every last bit of performance out of 'em.
Boeing used Vax systems in their simulators.
The Interdata/Perkin-Elmer/Concurrent boxes were very IBM 360 like
and their software tools were way behind DEC stuff, but their price
performance beat DEC on the 32 bit end... for the hardware.
Boy, were their tools primitive compared with DEC.
--Bill
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