On 6/7/2024 6:19 PM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
OK, I have to chime in here. I worked for Artronix about 1972. The LINC
computer was developed at MIT for use in biomedical research labs, and a
bunch of people involved with it later moved to Washington University in
St. Louis. The Biomedical Computer Lab there later added some features
such a a crude memory mapping unit and more memory, and called this the
Programmed Console, so as not to scare people away. Artronix began
building these PC's and selling them to hospitals for radiation therapy
planning. I have no idea how many were sold. They were built into a
desk, and used 7400-series logic chips. They etched their own PC
boards, drilled them by hand and soldered in the chips by hand. I wrote
a series of diagnostics for them.
Do any survive? I've looked for them but never found one.
Vince
