[TenTec] Orion / SO2R Definition

[George, W5YR]

But didn't the infamous Collins digital computer project that nearly
wrecked the company use serial communication throughout instead of the more
common parallel bus approach?

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"Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" wrote:
> 
> Art Collins' description of the next ham rig after the S-Line in about
> 1964 was networked with a small control box sending serial controls to a
> remotely mounted computer controlled radio. As far as I know it didn't
> come to the design stage in that form for military either.
> 
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ