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Computers in Grantville

by Rick Boatright September 6, 2017 No Comments

A survey of computers in Mannington was done during and after the first two minicons.  It was astonishingly difficult to refine the number of computers that would have been in town in April of 2000.  The numbers below are what the board eventually agreed to live with, however accurate or inaccurate they might be. 

Who owns the computers:

5Elementary School
19Middle School
130High School
20High School Teachers (Laptops*)
15Local Government
6Water Treatment Plant
1Street Dept
80Local Businesses
25Technical / Training School
20Among 900 people 60+ (500-600 households?)
400Among 2000 people 18-59  (1200-1400 households? 26%-30% penetration assuming 1.1 computers per computer owning household)
15Power Plant 
14Not otherwise counted
750Total 
  • * Every teacher in the high school had a laptop, but most teachers lived outside the RoF and were not within it on Sunday afternoon when it happened. 

PC Type distribution 

160486 (1989)
350Pentium (1993)
160Pentium II (1997)
10Celeron (1999)
40Pentium II (1999, mostly in the VoTech center)
10Macs (Mac II and later 680×0 based) 
20Macs (Power PC based)
750Total – all processors

Ownership Distribution

440Private
180Education
100Commercial
30Government
750All Hands

Other computers not counted above

150 “scrap” computers of the varieties Amiga, Apple ][, IBM-XT to 386, Tandy Radio Shack, CP/M, Atari, Commodore, etc. in attics and basements.

Wireless Infrastructure

There are a total of four 802.11b routers, all privately held and not available for pet projects.
No other wireless networking present in town.

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