Computers in cars (was: I hate Radio Shack

From: Geoffrey G. Rochat <geoff_at_pkworks.com>
Date: Mon Jun 17 17:35:23 2002

>In Wellington, New Zealand, a large proportion of the traffic lights in
>the central city (A city of 450,000 people) is controlled by a
PDP11/34a.
>This 11/34a has been in place since 1981, I believe, and since it just
>continually does its job, its yet to be replaced.
>They use a VAX of some description as a backup unit.
>
>At last count - which was maybe 3 or 4 years ago now - the unit hadn't
>been power cycled since '84.
>


The really amazing part to all this is that they apparently haven't had
a power failure in 18 years...
Received on Mon Jun 17 2002 - 17:35:23 BST