BART and PDP8's?

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Fri Jul 31 22:16:12 1998

< 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
Received on Fri Jul 31 1998 - 22:16:12 BST