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Old 08-27-2017, 07:21 PM
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Wang?

Yes! I am constantly impressed by the accumulated knowledge of Villagers.

I started out with a Wang 2200T with 16K of ram which was then upgraded for several thousands of dollars to a 32K VP. The Wang ended up being a 64k MVP unit with multiprogramming capabilities which allowed adding several terminals.

As custom applications were not available or taking too long to be written, I taught myself to program the Wang and ended up writing most of the applications.

I talked the Champaign Historical Museum in Ohio to keep and display the Wang as a historical artifact.