[Coco] OT: Amiga controls heat and AC...

[S Klammer]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it :)

Putting money into education is something we should do.  Installing an
industrial air conditioner and a new glass wall/door to the reception area
in a public school doesn't count.  This is what was done at a school we
hold our Scout meetings in.  The AC only does the teacher's lounge, offices
and the above mentioned area... not the gym/auditorium, library or any
classes... :)

(or the school filling wifi for these students up to Grade 6, or the wall
mounted 60" TV in the lobby...)

Shain
On Jun 18, 2015 9:51 PM, "Mark McDougall" <msmcdoug at iinet.net.au> wrote:

> On 18/06/2015 4:42 AM, lciotti at lrlc.us lciotti at lrlc.us wrote:
>
>  The disturbing part to me is that they quote a replacement for this
>> computer to
>> be in the $1M-$2M range...
>>
>
> Not as silly as it sounds...
>
> About 10 years ago we were asked to quote for replacement of the
> state-wide school security system here in NSW, Australia. Our company
> (before my time) did some enhancements to the system in previous years.
>
> The system was based around the Microbee, an Australian-designed Z80-based
> computer, a contemporary of the TRS-80 Model I and thereabouts the Coco as
> well. Each school dialed into the central monitoring station via Microbee
> 300 baud modems and a fixed number of lines. I recall getting a tour of the
> place and seeing a bunch of Microbee computers sitting on the lab benches -
> what I'd give to go back there now! ;)
>
> Money was tight so our tendered solution was a phased approach that
> allowed them to gradually replace the older hardware with newer technology
> as they had the budget for. Ultimately even that was "too costly" and I
> have no idea what was eventually done to the system - and it would surprise
> me not one bit if they still hadn't done anything (knowing our government
> particularly where spending on education is concerned).
>
> Regards,
>
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