We
were reinventing the future over 50 years ago
By
John B.
For 16 years, I was an engineering
specialist at Philco Corporation, later Philco-Ford. Salaries might have low, but they
were adequate for the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Mr. Lorant, a scientist whose expertise was
in Sidewinder missile malfunctions, hired me. I remember that we always resolved
problems. I later worked in circuit design under Mr. Hebert, who represented
Philco at circuit design conferences. My responsibility was to upgrade the
Transac S-2000 circuitry design. I also installed upgrades in the field. I was asked to go to
Palo Alto, California, to do installation electronics design at Oroville Dam, from
1966 to 1970, when I completed my assignment. Because of my position with the
company, I was able to purchase a 1969 Ford LTD at two percent under dealer
cost! I was recalled to our Willow Grove plant in
Pennsylvania to represent Philco-Ford in the acceptance testing of optical
character readers (OCRs) in post office locations throughout the United States. These are great memories!
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| I do remember the Transac S-2000! |
