18-09-2004, 12:25 AM
Quote:Originally posted by picanin
eeeek! Lets go further back! Back in the late 80's GE came out and upgraded the control systems on the steel mill I worked on. They used to use 300baud modems the size of bricks to log on from home at night to fix any problems we had. Additionally the engineers sat in Salem in the US were able to monitor our rolling progress everyday. That was what got me interested in online comms. I am just so sorry it didnt happen earleir!
Yikes !!! That is too early for me.... LOL
Not sure when or where I got interest in comp. comms... I think it may have been when I as an appy got to spend some time in the "Computer Applications" department who were responsible for all the process computers and the networking of them, as opposed to the "frilly" computers that the accounting and stores, etc were using....
When I qualified they were all under one umbrella, hardware wise, which is where I ended up...We did the data transport and E.D.P. did the software....
Ahhhh !!! The bad old days of RS232 and 455 and trying to integrate it with DEC's standard...
Now I am homesick :bigcry: