« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: New home computer for 2004  (Read 216 times)

Offline Mister Fork

  • AvA Staff Member
  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 7294
New home computer for 2004
« on: September 22, 2004, 09:29:48 AM »
Strange how RAND thought in the 50's that by this year, a concept home computer would look the size of a dream home theatre system. :D

Logged
"Games are meant to be fun and fair but fighting a war is neither." - HiTech

Offline Dinger

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1705
New home computer for 2004
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2004, 09:35:24 AM »
from geekpress.com
Quote

 Update on the "Home Computer" picture: The photograph is apparently a Photoshopped hoax. Reader Mike Jaeger pointed out,

    That is the control panel from an old naval nuclear reactor. On the far right is the EPCP (electric plant control panel) where the electrical operator on watch ("EO") controls power flows and breaker positions (notice the schematic laid out with switches for breakers). In the middle section is where the reactor operator ("RO") sits. He shims the control rods up and down in the reactor core with the lever (the L shaped lever just in front of the horizontal bar) and on the left is the throttleman station (usually manned by electricians). The large wheel is used to open/close ahead steam valves to the propusion shaft, while the smaller wheel is used to open/close back steam (astern throttles). The two wheels would be used in conjunction with each other to get the shaft to stop from a forward rotation, and then go in reverse (ahead steam is removed and astern steam applied to stop the shaft). The different gauges are specific to each station, with the throttleman concerned about power to steam flow ratios, steam pressures, etc. The RO cares about primary water avg. (coolant) temp, pressures, etc. The EO is watching vital bus voltages, and charging the battery with a trickle charge.

    Thought you may like to know that (I used to sit on the far right, but on a newer version of that same panel).
Logged

Offline GRUNHERZ

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 13413
New home computer for 2004
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2004, 02:03:05 PM »
Not to mention the caption was obvioulsy written with MS Word...   :rolleyes: ;) :D
Logged

Offline ASTAC

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1654
New home computer for 2004
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2004, 02:05:56 PM »
That thing looks like and probrably is a mock-up of and old steam ships engineering console.
Logged
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety

Offline lazs2

  • Radioactive Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 24886
New home computer for 2004
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2004, 02:26:36 PM »
was this a "60 minutes" story?

lazs
Logged

Offline GRUNHERZ

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 13413
New home computer for 2004
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2004, 02:27:46 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by lazs2
was this a "60 minutes" story?

lazs


New York Times..
Logged

Offline slimm50

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2684
New home computer for 2004
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2004, 02:30:54 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by lazs2
was this a "60 minutes" story?

lazs

No, it was a "60 Minutes II" story. There's a difference, ya know:rolleyes:

At least, that's what the Sunday crew wants you to think. I wouldn't trust any of 'em as far as I could throw 'em.
Logged

Offline lazs2

  • Radioactive Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 24886
New home computer for 2004
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2004, 02:41:50 PM »
ah... the times.... "60 minutes lite"

lazs
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »