HP 9845 and space schuttle program was Re: Any HP 9845 Desktops Still In Service?

From: Fritz Chwolka <Chwolka_at_nt-gmbh.de>
Date: Wed May 5 21:35:22 1999

On Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:56:58, Joe wrote:

>I got this from a guy that used to use the HP 9845 calculator and thought
>this group might be interested.
>
>>
>>On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Joe wrote:
>>> What kind of work did you do with the 9845? Do you still have anything
>>> for them?
>>
>>Joe,
>>
>>There's no trace of anything to be found...not even for the HP 9000/520
>>used to migrate some of my applications. Let's see if you'll regret
>>asking me what I did with it? :-)
>>
>>I actually used the 9845B (Model T) for Space Shuttle flight support
>>(STS-2 through STS-24). I worked at Rockwell International Space Systems
Nice.. I have a 9845B staying in my kitchen...
No I don't need the kitchen for cooking..

Now the 9845B didn't start and it seeemd to be a problem with the
tapedrives. They made no sound and so sduring the initial routine
the 9845 waits for somethind and seems to hang..

I believe so...
Fritz Chwolka
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Collecting old computers just for fun
Received on Wed May 05 1999 - 21:35:22 BST