Comments on: RCA 301 computer now steps up to big system workpower!

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:38:49 +0000

Mike: Glad you liked it. The DVD of Moon Machines is it out now and the episode on the Navigation Computer is fascinating.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:03:27 +0000

Firebrand38, Thanks for the link. I found the site interesting but became lost for hours in the links section!

By: John Savard

John Savard — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:43:46 +0000

Actually, playing Crysis on two of those would be like trying to play it on two Commodore-64s. What amused me was the typography; but then, long before there was A New Hope, there were the Flash Gordon serials, which also used such title crawls.

By: Las Vegas Guy

Las Vegas Guy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:22:13 +0000

I still have two of these in my living room. They are hooked up to an Acer 23 inch monitor and I use them to play Crysis. The frame rate is excellent. My electric bill is a little on the high side.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:35:13 +0000

You had to rent them, and delivery in less than a year. Of course, things were not so outdated back then.

It amazes me how fast printers were at that time.

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:45:24 +0000

That’s what this was for http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/yaDSKY.html

By: Torgo

Torgo — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:59:14 +0000

But could it fit inside the Apollo capsule? I think not.

By: Slim

Slim — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:52:34 +0000

Ah for the days when RCA was the Radio Corporation of America and not just a trademark.

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:23:43 +0000

Casandro: For example?

By: Casandro

Casandro — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:16:09 +0000

Back then computers were used to increase productivity. Today only few companies actually use their computers in usefull ways.