Telxon PTC-701ES

 

From: Chuck Darling

February 24, 2025

 

 

When I first worked at Osmose,

I repaired and QC'd Shigometers,

which were digital wood decay meters.

 

After a couple weeks, I had everything repaired, and so I was put to use

decolating six-part pole reports, and mailing

them to our Utility Customers,

and our field management.

 

Then I began handling Trouble Calls,

regarding crashed computers in the field.

 

Then one day, my supervisor asked me

if I could locate missing computer units

in the field...

 

I built a programmable database with Dbase3+,  and Turbo Pascal.

I updated the unit status of each computer

weekly, based on processed work.

 

I found 79 of the 80 missing units, got them

back to the office, and serviced them through Telxon.

 

After a few years of service history, 

Lockheed sent me a dozen units to

test and QC.

Listen to the AudioED on this image,

and consider the number of connectors

on a commercial widebody Airframe,

and the difficulties of maintaining quality,

when your parts suppliers are low-cost

Global firms...

 

Aircraft

Automotive

Telecom

Computers

Drones

Submersibles

Satellites

Crew modules.

 

 

 

 

 

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