Re: The joy of octal

On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:01:26 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

   This stuff is STILL in use at various levels from yer local school
   district to the IRS and beyond. It WORKS - and was a HUGE investment
   back in the day, UNAFFORDABLE to replace/debug now. They will use
   this stuff until the magic smoke finally escapes forever and ever.
   Then - disaster.

https://www.avtecinc.com/industries/public-safety/psap-completes-motorola-
centracom-elite-replacement

Time goes by so it probably was 20 years ago when I looked at a RFP from a
new site that specified an interface to a Motorola Centracom Gold system.
I'd written the interface years earlier but I gently asked "Er, guys, you
do know Motorola doesn't make that anymore? Do you have one?"  Turned out
they didn't so chaos ensued.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/122618898601

I'm sure there are agencies that actually are shopping on eBay to keep
their radio system alive. It was a great system in its day but its day was
about 1985. It's understandable considering a medium sized agency may have
several hundred thousands of dollars invested in the existing system and
getting money for new hardware isn't as esay as getting it for DEI
training.