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Re: The joy of octal

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: The joy of octal
Date 2024-11-16 05:50 +0000
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On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:01:26 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

>    This stuff is STILL in use at various levels from yer local school
>    district to the IRS and beyond. It WORKS - and was a HUGE investment
>    back in the day, UNAFFORDABLE to replace/debug now. They will use
>    this stuff until the magic smoke finally escapes forever and ever.
>    Then - disaster.

https://www.avtecinc.com/industries/public-safety/psap-completes-motorola-
centracom-elite-replacement

Time goes by so it probably was 20 years ago when I looked at a RFP from a 
new site that specified an interface to a Motorola Centracom Gold system. 
I'd written the interface years earlier but I gently asked "Er, guys, you 
do know Motorola doesn't make that anymore? Do you have one?"  Turned out 
they didn't so chaos ensued. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/122618898601

I'm sure there are agencies that actually are shopping on eBay to keep 
their radio system alive. It was a great system in its day but its day was 
about 1985. It's understandable considering a medium sized agency may have 
several hundred thousands of dollars invested in the existing system and 
getting money for new hardware isn't as esay as getting it for DEI 
training. 



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                Re: The joy of pipes Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-11-16 04:33 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-16 06:46 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-16 00:37 -0500
                Re: The joy of pipes rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-16 06:16 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-16 03:03 -0500
                Re: The joy of pipes Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-16 18:14 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-16 23:38 -0500
                Re: The joy of pipes Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-16 18:14 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-16 10:31 +0000
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                Re: The joy of pipes Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-17 05:30 +0000
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                Re: The joy of pipes Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-17 07:59 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-17 03:27 -0500
                Re: The joy of pipes Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-17 08:42 +0000
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                Re: The joy of pipes Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-18 06:06 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-18 01:51 -0500
                Re: The joy of pipes Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-11-18 09:20 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-18 09:36 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-11-18 11:05 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-18 13:45 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-11-18 17:04 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-18 17:47 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-18 17:59 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-18 22:50 -0500
                Re: The joy of pipes Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-19 04:53 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-19 09:19 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-19 09:56 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-18 17:54 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-11-19 09:57 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-19 21:55 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-18 22:32 -0500
                Re: The joy of pipes Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-11-19 04:50 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-19 04:58 +0000
                Re: The joy of pipes Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2024-11-15 06:41 +0000
                Re: The joy of EBCDIC Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-15 20:23 +0000
        Re: The joy of octal Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2024-11-12 20:09 +0000
    Re: The joy of octal Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-202411.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> - 2024-11-12 23:45 +0100
      Re: The joy of octal "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-15 02:58 -0500
        Re: The joy of octal rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-15 18:28 +0000
          Re: The joy of octal Harold Stevens <wookie@aspen.localdomain> - 2024-11-15 14:30 -0600
            Re: The joy of octal "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-16 00:01 -0500
              Re: The joy of octal rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-16 05:50 +0000
              Re: The joy of octal Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2024-11-16 15:14 +0100
                Re: The joy of octal The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-16 14:38 +0000
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            Re: The joy of octal rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-16 05:24 +0000
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