The Grand Rapids Public School district in the U.S apparently still has Amigas running strong since they installed them back in the 80s to control heat and air conditioning at the district’s schools.
[quote type=”border_left”]The system controls the start/stop of boilers, the start/stop of fans, pumps, it monitors space temperatures, and so on, explained Maintenance Supervisor Tim Hopkins.[/quote]
A High School student programmed the computer when it was installed in the 1980s and whenever the district has a problem with it, they go back to the original programmer who still lives in the area.
[quote type=”border_left”]It’s a very unique product. It operates on a 1200-bit modem, said Hopkins. How it runs, the software that it’s running, is unique to Commodore.[/quote]
The system runs on a radio frequency that sends a signal to school buildings, which reply within seconds with the status of each building.
You think your laptop will last this long? Ya, i didn’t think so either 🙂
