Singer

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Sun Apr 15 10:02:20 2001

Singer has divisions and the Singer-Kearfott div makes electronics, avioincs
and computers. They made the digital-analog convertor for the AGM-69A Short
Range Attack Missile I worked on. Stewart Warner (guages) made the radar
unit and AC/Delco made the actual computer.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Bill Pechter
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 8:02 AM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Singer
>
>
> > Cool! Singer also made computers in the early 70s. I have a
> bare PCB cut
> > in half with a Singer label on it. I wonder if any complete machines
> > survived?
> >
> > Do you have any Samsonite computers, Will?
> >
> > Sellam Ismail Vintage
> Computer Festival
>
> Anyone else out there ever see a Singer System 10... this caused
> some legal action which made DEC label the KL's DECsystem10 and
> DECsystem20's.
>
> I saw one run when I left DEC for TRW... The OS was not a pretty picture
> when you were used to the english-like DEC OS's.
>
> Bill
>
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