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Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Future Home Computer
From: "Rand E." <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 21:28:50 -0500
  I would hope that I would, after spending several thousand hours 
operating the left hand panel and traveling the equal of a couple trips 
around the world.
Rand E
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James N. McBride wrote:

>Hmmmmmm, you would recognize those things.   /jmac
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>Behalf Of Rand E.
>Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 4:14 PM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Future Home Computer
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>  This graphic is most interesting in that, the large panel in the 
>background is the control panel assembly for a US nuclear submarine 
>circa 1970.  Get rid of the so called computer, the monitor, and of 
>course, the man, and that's what would be left.
>The panel is really 3 panels put together.  The left third is the SPCP 
>(Steam Plant Control Panel) and controls the steam plant and the 
>throttles.  The center panel is the RPCP (Reactor Plant Control Panel) 
>and controls the reactor control rods and the reactor plant valves.  The 
>right third is the EPCP (Electric Plant Control Panel) and controls the 
>ship's electrical plant amd the speeds and load of the turbine 
>generators, motor generators and all remotely operated circuit breakers.
>  Very interesting that it makes no mention of this background item, 
>which was likely classified information at that time.
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>James N. McBride wrote:
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>Not all technological predictions are accurate. Note the caption.  /jmac
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>http://myweb.cableone.net/jmac25/Assets/Images/home%20computer.bmp
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