From NEWS today in my home town..1980s computer controls GRPS heat and AC

[TheBilgeRat]

We are catching that the 1.5 million is not just to replace the computer. Right? It will actually upgrade all of the control systems in the buildings with modern HVAC controls. The PC that will be set up to control them will likely be under $1K. There are likely to be other advantages to updating the HVAC controls themselves like finer control of boiler settings, etc.

This may result in more comfortable buildings or potentially energy savings.

All that said, look at how long this computer ran continually and the only parts replaced were peripherals as others have said. It made me nostalgic to see another innovative use of Amiga from 30 years ago that no one knew about at the time. Imagine what marketing could have done with that information if they had a clue how to market.

There was no reason that the Amiga could not have taken the entire computer world over, except they didn't know how to sell it's innovative uses.

-Nyle

I read this over on EAB... but my favorite part was that a high school student programmed it, and still works on it to this day as he's still in the neighborhood.

[TheBilgeRat]

The original coder has been posting in the comments section.  Paraphrasing, but it isn't the Amiga that's the problem, its the hayes radio modems.  That's what the majority of money is going to replace.