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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: hishamk on October 27, 2015, 03:56:06 AM

Title: A tweet in 1988? Amiga World magazine predicted Twitter 18 years ahead of time
Post by: hishamk on October 27, 2015, 03:56:06 AM

:)

http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2015/08/08/amiga-prophets/

Title: Re: A tweet in 1988? Amiga World magazine predicted Twitter 18 years ahead of time
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on October 27, 2015, 04:58:29 AM

This story comes up periodically.  It's still funny, and much more worth repeating than that one about the Amiga that controls the HVAC system for the schools.  :lol:

Title: Re: A tweet in 1988? Amiga World magazine predicted Twitter 18 years ahead of time
Post by: paul1981 on October 27, 2015, 02:42:23 PM

Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;798189

This story comes up periodically.  It's still funny, and much more worth repeating than that one about the Amiga that controls the HVAC system for the schools.  :lol:

I've not heard of that one. Would you care to elaborate?

Title: Re: A tweet in 1988? Amiga World magazine predicted Twitter 18 years ahead of time
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on October 27, 2015, 03:28:53 PM

Quote from: paul1981;798209

I've not heard of that one. Would you care to elaborate?

You are kidding, right?  I'm 99.999% sure you're kidding, but just in case you're not:

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=69365

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=69375

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=69422

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=69383

http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/14/amiga-controls-school-district-hvac/#continued

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/theres-30-year-old-commodore-amiga-still-controlling-heat-ac-19-public-schools/

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/06/12/1917208/commodore-pc-still-controls-heat-and-ac-at-19-michigan-public-schools

http://woodtv.com/2015/06/11/1980s-computer-controls-grps-heat-and-ac/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLERL4_SveI

http://gizmodo.com/thirty-year-old-commodore-amiga-still-controls-heat-and-1711257091

http://www.geek.com/news/commodore-amiga-computer-has-been-running-the-acheat-in-19-schools-for-30-years-1625147/

http://hothardware.com/news/30-year-old-commodore-amiga-still-provides-hvac-climate-control-for-michigan-school-system

https://plus.google.com/+amiga/posts/D9dcUQRkUZT

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1006356-1980s-commodore-amiga-controls-heat-and-ac-in-19-michigan-schools

http://boingboing.net/2015/06/12/30-year-old-commodore-amiga-st.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/grand-rapids-schools-computer_55affa76e4b0a9b948538be3

http://www.businessinsider.com/30-year-old-computer-michigan-schools-2015-6

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/39voq9/an_80sera_amiga_controls_the_heating_for_an/

http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56804&sid=2a3cc4440ef874edbf3e52cea0d11696

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a16010/30-year-old-computer-runs-school-heat/

https://lockerdome.com/6292273352687937/7765770130172692

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18676596

You're welcome.  :D

Most damned press our system has gotten in probably two decades.  Shame it wasn't for something more exciting.  ;)