[BC] Re: Oldest Computer still in daily service?

Tue Dec 13 09:36:46 CST 2005

Hmmm... we're using circa 1996 NEC VP 75mHz machines as the on-air machines. 
68mB memory, 512 k hard drives, win95.  They basically provide the network 
connection for the digigram sound cards (pcx11's I think)
  The sound card does all the work.   the software that has driven it 
flawlessly (after all the HORRIDLY tortuous debugging) since about 1998 is 
the Dalet stuff.
Jason
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From: "John Vodenik" <jvodenik at sosinet.net>
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Subject: Re: [BC] Re: Oldest Computer still in daily service?


> OK, well out here in Delano, we have a Digital something that runs the TCI 
> curtain antennas.  It quit a couple months ago, and was sent out to 
> somebody who fixes them.
>
> John @ VOA / Delano
>
>
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>
>> Apple Macintosh AV 8500/180mhz PowerPC ('96 model)
>> With G3-800mhz daughter board upgrade
>> Firewire PCI card, 180 GB x 2 drives
>> ATI Rage PCI video card
>> 19" Apple Design monitor (sony)
>> MAC OS 9.1.2
>> computer name: Athena
>>
>> She relays MP3 stream feeds 24/7
>>
>> Except for 2 keyboards and 3 turbo mouse's...
>>
>> It's never failed in 10 years of service!
>>
>> Shelby
>>
>>> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:14:17 EST
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>>> Subject: [BC] Oldest Computer still in daily service?
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>>> Along the lines of the oldest transmitter, how about the oldest computer
>>> still in daily service?
>>>
>>> I've seen several mentions of old 286 boxes that are still used, but
>>> seldom... so my question is for those old machines you use (or are 
>>> serving a
>>> useful
>>> purpose) every day.
>>>
>>> I'm sure mine won't qualify, but at least should qualify as an 
>>> "also-ran"...
>>>
>>> It's an old PC running transmitter monitoring and logging 24/7. (We're a
>>> daytimer, but that PC just runs constantly.) It's an AMD 5x86 133Mhz 
>>> with a
>>> 1.2G
>>> HD. All still original. The only "updates" this box has seen wer 
>>> software. It
>>> went from Windows 3.11 to 95, to 98, to 98SE where it remains today.
>>>
>>> If memory serves, it went into service in 1994 or 1995, making it nearly 
>>> 11
>>> years old. It has been in use, literally, every day since it was built. 
>>> When
>>> it
>>> was "retired" from office use, it went straight to the transmitter room. 
>>> We
>>> keep a DOS 6.2 disk around to boot it if we need to update the Burk EAS 
>>> box.
>>> Last time we had to do that was when the "CAE" code was added.
>>>
>>> Willie...
>>
>>
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