BART and PDP8's?

From: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter_at_shell.monmouth.com>
Date: Sat Aug 1 08:40:37 1998

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Date: Saturday, 1 August 1998 13:17
> Subject: Re: BART and PDP8's?
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> >< A few years ago, I heard a rumor bandied about somewhere on Usenet that
> >< BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit, a rail system running around some of the
> >< San Francisco Bay) was, even to this day, controlled by pdp8/e systems.
> ><
> >< Can anyone lend any credibility to this rumor? Any chance of scoring
> >< some PDP8 equipment if they decide to upgrade their system sometime soon
> >
> >THey are real and used to control signs and a few other things. Not
> >likely in the near future from what I've heard.
> >
> >Allison
> >
>
> Down here in Tasmania, Australia all the traffic lights are still controlled
> by pdp 11/43s.....
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> *Desie*
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What's an 11/43... there were 11/40, 11/45, 11/53, 11/34's -- but no 11/43's.

Bill

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