--- Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org> wrote:
> Ron Hudson <rhudson_at_ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone still sell s100 based computers?
> > Aren't they used still for process controll and automation?
>
> Some years ago (1994 or 1995 I think) someone posted an article to
> alt.folklore.computers about a manufacturer of voting machines who was
> still building their own S-100-based design for use in that
> application. Sorry, I didn't save a copy of the article.
The Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus has a corner of their
new building set aside as a tribute to the old museum (c. 1964 - 1999). Part
of it is a kiosk with the original computer equipment performing the original
tasks for which they were programmed - a C-64 running a lemonaide stand
simulation (c. 1983) and an S-100 box running a crime survey (c. 1979).
In the old museum, these used to sit outside the "CIVIC" room, a DECSystem 2020
attached to the Compu$erve network providing computing services for non-profit
organizations (The DEC-20 was decomissioned and reclaimed by CI$ many, many
years ago).
-ethan
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Received on Wed May 10 2000 - 20:00:48 BST