-----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?
>
>< 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.....
*Desie*
Received on Thu Jul 30 1998 - 22:22:34 BST