User talk:Arcee72

Computer Automation
Thanks for updating the Computer Automation page, the syntax there was atrocious. :) I used to work there back in the 1970s. Damotclese (talk) 17:17, 2 September 2017 (UTC)


 * I worked for two of CA's larger customers, Diebold and Barber Colman, in the 1970's. I have visited the facility in Irvine several time, and I met with Dave Methvin a couple of times.  The article seems to be focused on the UK operation more than the total operation of the whole company.  The "pico-processer" is not mentioned, for example, nor are the major applications of the company's products: Automatic Teller Machines at Diebold, Building Automation Systems at Barber Colman, and others.  The company's downfall, in my opinion, was the diversion from OEM application to end-user applications by Methvin.  Computer Automation had a great niche that it filled nicely: OEM applications that needed a stripped down, but reliable, hardware system, with a small, fast Operating System (RTX).  CA shifted its focus to end-user systems to compete with DEC, Data General and others, and I told CA management at the time that it was a foolish mistake . Arcee72 (talk) 19:12, 2 September 2017 (UTC)