TulsaNow's thoughts on Vision2

[sgrizzle]

Here are details on the $75M chamber treasure chest and the money for the airport:

http://yestovision2.com/Vision2_TIA_Industrial_Complex_Requirments_and_QA_8-9-12.pdf

Replacing outdated equipment? Upgrades to work on airplanes which my never come to Tulsa? Am I reading this wrong?

[Red Arrow]

It was built in 1986. Their 50th anniversary party was also the grand opening.

I don't remember getting one of those frisbees.  I guess I wasn't part of the in crowd. 

[sgrizzle]

I don't remember getting one of those frisbees.  I guess I wasn't part of the in crowd. 

Surely you remember the robot though.

[Red Arrow]

Surely you remember the robot though.

Are you thinking of the mail delivery robot?  Mostly what I remember of Cherokee was the inadequate lighting from 30 feet above, the Telex physical fitness program (coffee and the restrooms were a 10 minute walk from everywhere) and an hour each way commute.  One of the female engineers asked me several times to walk her to her car since she was concerned for her safety.

[Red Arrow]

It was built in 1986. Their 50th anniversary party was also the grand opening.

As I remember, Telex was originally Midwestern Instruments.  There was a little bit of them remaining when I started there in Dec 79.  I think I remember some Oscillographs that were still in production.  I also remember some real high speed paper wasters.  They were line printers with some kind of chain on the characters.  I never worked on them.  I started as sustaining engineering on the 6250 series tape drives. NRZI, PE, and GCR up to 125 ips.

[heironymouspasparagus]

As I remember, Telex was originally Midwestern Instruments.  There was a little bit of them remaining when I started there in Dec 79.  I think I remember some Oscillographs that were still in production.  I also remember some real high speed paper wasters.  They were line printers with some kind of chain on the characters.  I never worked on them.  I started as sustaining engineering on the 6250 series tape drives. NRZI, PE, and GCR up to 125 ips.

I have a couple of modules of magnetic core memory from Telex somewhere - will try to find it and put up a picture.  These were 256 bit, IIRC, with little tiny ferrous "donuts" with wires threaded through them in a small grid pattern.  A magnetic field applied caused the field to orient one way or the other, eventually being amplified/conditioned to give a 1 or 0 logic level.  Cool!


Remember all the cocaine shipments in the monitors coming out of 41st and Sheridan?  Knew a guy who worked there through that and somehow managed to stay clear of all the 'stuff' going on around at that place.  There must have been a better margin on cocaine than IBM disk drive clones...

[carltonplace]

NICE JOB SGRIZZLE!

I just listened to your interview on NPR with Rich Fisher and found your presentation excellent.

[sgrizzle]

NICE JOB SGRIZZLE!

I just listened to your interview on NPR with Rich Fisher and found your presentation excellent.

My only regret is that I never thought to use the phrase "Vision2: Electric Boogaloo"

[Hoss]

My only regret is that I never thought to use the phrase "Vision2: Electric Boogaloo"