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Title: Commodore 64 on Gizmodo
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike 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

Title: Re: Commodore 64 on Gizmodo
Post by: paul1981 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:

Title: Re: Commodore 64 on Gizmodo
Post by: Arnuph1s 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.