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Posted by Andrew Mawson on January 8, 2008, 3:18 pm
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> Andrew Mawson wrote:
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> > But the ICL 1900 is no more than a re-boxed Ferranti Argus 500.
(ICT +
> > Gov money + Ferranti knowhow = ICL) and for those of you wanting
> > something to worry about, there are a few nuclear power stations
and
> > also some Cat A prisons still controlled by Ferranti Argus
machines
> > that I looked after 20 years ago!!!
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> > AWEM
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> Im not sure if its the computers, or Andrew maintainance we should
be
> worried about ;)
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> Dave
Step outside sir - 'scope probes at 100 paces !
FWIW CEGB paid my firm a premium to retain me, but it didn't work - I
left them anyway <G>
Now what you should be worrying about is that it's 20 years SINCE I
did the maintenance <G>
AWEM
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> Gov money + Ferranti knowhow = ICL) and for those of you wanting
> something to worry about, there are a few nuclear power stations and
> also some Cat A prisons still controlled by Ferranti Argus machines
> that I looked after 20 years ago!!!
>
> AWEM