Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A.H.SCHMIDT jotted down the following: > This reminds me, of the time I worked for ITT in Germany. At this time, we > developed the first microprocessor operated telemetry system used in Germany > (I believe in the world, but are not 100% sure) > [...] > The time was about 1978. > [...] > However the system was built, and as I understand, it still works to day > (running 24 Hrs a day) without failure. Roughly 3 Million 197 thousand 4 > hundred years later. > Amazing. By my calendar, there's only been about 22 years since 1978. If you built it 3,197,400 years ago, I dare say you probably were the first to use microprocessor operated telemetry. ;) M. - -- Martin Howard | "And many photographers will also appreciate Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | the separate control rings for focus and email: howard.390@osu.edu | aperture." -- Leica lens ad copy. www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +--------------------------------------------