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OT: Candu Computers
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Thu, 9 Feb 2006 13:38:02 GMT
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I caught this press release:

http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?sectionCode=132&storyCode=2034196

Where it states a Montreal company L-3 Mapps will be developing an
updated Candu control computer, and will provide support for the next 30
years.

30 years!  Look at technology 30 years ago compared to today.... what
will it be like 30 years from now?  I'd hate to have to design that puppy...

-Rob A>



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  Re: OT: Candu Computers
 
(...) This is probably one of the toughest systems engineering challenges out there. There's been a number of systems which have spanned 30 years...some of the mainframe software like IBM's CICS has been around that long. Nortel's DMS telephone (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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