At one time I heard that the US IRS used Amigas. Any truth to this?
I also found these via da goog. The speculation about the future of these machines is rather sad, in retrospect.
Amusing computer-related anecdote about local cable service
Wed, 11 May 94 14:22:21 PDT
TCI Cablevison of Washington often has a similar display with a Guru Error (Amiga) for days on end on the Public Info channels. Also, Cablevision of Terre Haute, IN used to have a Apple ][+ that would bomb out and draw random lines on the PI channel. Terre Haute First National Bank built a new building complete with 6 huge automated computer displays (light-bulb type) and they often got out of sync, triggering an alarm that would display a very distinct Commodore Basic prompt on all six signs all night.
Amusing anecdote about local cable svc.
Thu, 12 May 1994 16:54:23 EDT
... writes about the error he noticed on his local cable channel recently. Our local cable system and a couple of the surrounding ones use Commodore Amigas for such things as the on-line cable guide (The Preview Guide), local programming information screens, etc... My guess is that there is specialized software available to the cable operator from whatever company broadcasts The Preview Guide which is customizable by region, content or whatever (ad packages come to mind). A few years ago you could usually look forward to seeing the dreaded Amiga 'Guru Meditation Error' plastered on your cable guide screen whenever there was a big storm or over a long holiday weekend. It was amusing at first, but it soon became tiresome. Since it hasn't happened in the past couple of years I'm assuming they've invested in a battery backup or better equipment. One risk for them: Since Commodore has gone belly-up, what's going to happen to their equipment when it dies. Will they be relegated to searching the orphaned-computer parts bin at their local used computer store?
