On Thu, 20 May 2021 19:28:33 -0600, rbowman posted for all of us to digest...


On 05/20/2021 01:42 PM, Tekkie? wrote:

On Wed, 19 May 2021 03:03:43 -0700 (PDT), posted for all
of us to digest...


On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 9:59:21 PM UTC-4, rbowman wrote:
On 05/18/2021 01:54 PM, Tekkie? wrote:
I refer to them as Moneyrola. The emergency services feel their bite every time
they hit the mic button to transmit. They lock one into their system and you
pay. When they need a cash infusion they change system protocols or don't make
parts anymore.
I developed an interface to a Motorola Centracom Gold system close to 20
years ago. It was challenging to say the least.

https://used-radios.com/motorola-cen...em-6-position/

When Schuylkill said they were going to use a Centracom system I asked
if they were planning to buy it on eBay because Motorola had moved on to
the shiny new Project 25 stuff.

I imagine there are some agencies that really are scouring eBay to keep
their gear running.

Heh. For some of our customers who cannot upgrade to newer stuff,
we occasionally buy replacements on Ebay. PowerPC processors,
some I/O boards, hard drives...

Cindy Hamilton

In emergency services it's a different story, depending how their protocols
are. If a radio board is out it could affect many people for a critical period
in their lives.


Some people are pushing for cloud solutions. I guess they don't mind
going back to cards when AWS goes down for a few hours or Jack's Septic
Service digs up the fiber optic cable.

Who woulda thunk?

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Tekkie