Fwd: Train-station managing C64 dies after two decades

From: Bill Sudbrink <wh.sudbrink_at_verizon.net>
Date: Thu Feb 17 15:22:31 2005

> For the last 20 years a C64 silently controlled the info displays at
> Dortmund/Germany main train station. Now it died and nobody knows how
> to replace/restart it. The only (?!) guy who could fix it coming from
> Munich did still not show up and they estimate a cost of 3 million
> Euros to replace the system... 3 MILLION?!?! Yeah, sounds like a 4GHz
> Java-Solution to me...

I wonder if Hans left skid marks on his way out the door?
Received on Thu Feb 17 2005 - 15:22:31 GMT

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