Is anyone interested in military Compupro s-100 computers?

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Sat Jun 5 16:01:35 1999

Hi Bruce,

  I went and looked through the rest of my trash folder and found a couple
of more messages from you. This is one.

At 07:44 PM 5/30/99 -0700, you wrote:
>At 17:07 30-05-1999, you wrote:
>
>>converting it back to the standard connectors but come to think of it the
>>mil-spec ones would be kinda of cool.
>
> Agreed. Very rugged as well. I plan to use nothing but in an upcoming
>project that will see our next car (likely a Ford or similar van) equipped
>with (among other things) an onboard computer for navigation and vehicle
>systems monitoring.

   Neat. What kind of computer are you planning on using? I've got a HP
9915 that I was thinking of doing something like that with but I have to
figure out a good display for automotive use and that will work with the
9915. The 9915 is a HP 85 but without a display or keybaord. It was made
for remote operatorless applications and it's about the size of a shoebox.
It uses all the regular HP 85 software, ROMs and interfaces.
>
>> BTW what is your side business? I was an engineer for Martin Marietta
>>and used to work a lot with those connectors.
>
> Have a look at www.bluefeathertech.com. I offer services such as device
>programming, media format conversion and data archiving, plotter output,
>etc. As my interest in radio cotinues to flare again, I expect to (in the
>future) provide such things as conversion of commercial units to ham
>frequencies, test, alignment, etc.

  THAT should keep you busy!

   Joe
Received on Sat Jun 05 1999 - 16:01:35 BST