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Offline Oldsmobile_MikeTopic starter

Commodore 64 on Gizmodo
« on: September 28, 2016, 11:44:06 PM »
Anyone remember that article about the Amiga still used to run the school's HVAC system?  Well, here's a C64 for ya, too.  :D

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/this-old-ass-commodore-64-is-still-being-used-to-run-an-1787196319
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Offline paul1981

Re: Commodore 64 on Gizmodo
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2016, 01:20:07 AM »
Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;814550
Anyone remember that article about the Amiga still used to run the school's HVAC system?  Well, here's a C64 for ya, too.  :D

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/this-old-ass-commodore-64-is-still-being-used-to-run-an-1787196319


Now that this C64 is famous, it may well be worth thousands on eBay, providing the oil and grime is left well alone. :laugh1:
 

Offline Arnuph1s

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Re: Commodore 64 on Gizmodo
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2016, 04:07:42 PM »
I remember during my field service engineering days in the late 90's that a certain city council had a BBC Micro monitoring river levels. Hadn't been turned off since 1984. I wonder if it is still there happily chugging along?

This would a great idea for a web series or documentary. Old computers doing modern jobs.
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