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1980's Amiga System Runs Climate Systems for Grand Rapids Schools
Posted on 6/14/15 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 6/14/15 at 7:00 pm
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Posted on 6/14/15 at 7:25 pm to SG_Geaux
Some things don't really need to upgrade.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 7:39 pm to SG_Geaux
If it aint broke
dont fix it
dont fix it
Posted on 6/14/15 at 7:50 pm to SG_Geaux
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a high school student wrote the necessary code -- if something goes wrong, the district has to contact the now middle-aged programmer and hope that he can fix it.
They should have interviewed this guy.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 7:53 pm to SG_Geaux
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Oh, and a high school student wrote the necessary code -- if something goes wrong, the district has to contact the now middle-aged programmer and hope that he can fix it.
The thing is, it's probably 100% safe from viruses as well.
I mean who would waste their time writing malware that targets AmigaOS?
ETA - Asgard beat me to it.
This post was edited on 6/14/15 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 6/14/15 at 9:10 pm to MaroonWhite
If that programmer ever becomes unreachable, no contractor will ever be able to make sense of it. They'll just gut it and replace. That makes me sad.
Posted on 6/14/15 at 11:32 pm to SG_Geaux
what I do not get is... They say "it will cost millions to change the computer"
Are they saying a system can't be ran on a modern Windows platform to emulate or replace what the Amiga is running?
Are they saying a system can't be ran on a modern Windows platform to emulate or replace what the Amiga is running?
Posted on 6/14/15 at 11:57 pm to Napoleon
[link=(www.amigaos.net)]30 euros[/link] will buy you the most recent AmigaOS. Yep. It's still sold.
Also, around 2-3 years ago, someone started selling Amiga-stamped either Wesena or Streacom itx cases. I forget whether it was commodore USA or not. But I do know that CommodoreUSA ceased to exist overnight after the owner died, sadly. They had begun selling the old Commodore 64-like cases for itx builds, and a few months later, the website was offline and gone.
Also, around 2-3 years ago, someone started selling Amiga-stamped either Wesena or Streacom itx cases. I forget whether it was commodore USA or not. But I do know that CommodoreUSA ceased to exist overnight after the owner died, sadly. They had begun selling the old Commodore 64-like cases for itx builds, and a few months later, the website was offline and gone.
Posted on 6/15/15 at 5:40 am to MaroonWhite
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The thing is, it's probably 100% safe from viruses as well.
I mean who would waste their time writing malware that targets AmigaOS?
Well, it probably isn't hooked up to the internet to start with.
Posted on 6/15/15 at 9:57 am to SG_Geaux
Amiga goat!
Eta don't get me started on my elaborate Amiga collection.
Eta don't get me started on my elaborate Amiga collection.
This post was edited on 6/15/15 at 9:59 am
Posted on 6/15/15 at 10:05 am to SG_Geaux
They were the best home computers - certainly for the money - but just didn't have Apple's market savvy. The vacuum created by CBM's exit from the market allowed for PC clones to rush in as an alternative to Apple.
Good times, though. I had a C64 and an Amiga 500 - they were both working fine, well after obsolescence.
Good times, though. I had a C64 and an Amiga 500 - they were both working fine, well after obsolescence.
Posted on 6/15/15 at 10:50 am to Ace Midnight
The most elegant multitasking OS ever. They were able to coax jaw dropping performance from 1980s silicon.
What could have been...
What could have been...
Posted on 6/15/15 at 11:06 am to CAD703X
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The most elegant multitasking OS ever. They were able to coax jaw dropping performance from 1980s silicon. What could have been...
With the crowdfunding resources of today, CBM never falls. Had Google been around back then, that would have been the core of their OS, in all likelihood.
A sad day - the closing of the Amiga factory
This post was edited on 6/15/15 at 11:07 am
Posted on 6/15/15 at 11:18 am to Napoleon
quote:It's not just the computers that need replacing, it's the entire HVAC control system for 19 schools.
what I do not get is... They say "it will cost millions to change the computer"
Are they saying a system can't be ran on a modern Windows platform to emulate or replace what the Amiga is running?
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the system runs on a radio frequency that sends a signal to school buildings, which reply within a matter of seconds with the status of each building. The only problem is that the computer operates on the same frequency as some of the walkie-talkies used by the maintenance department.
“Because they share the same frequency as our maintenance communications radios and operations maintenance radios — it depends on what we’re doing — yes, they do interfere,” Hopkins said.
If that happens, “we have to clear the radio and get everyone off of it for up to 15 minutes.”
The computers are the cheap part.
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