On Monday (08/14/2017 at 08:16AM -0600), Doug Ingraham via cctalk wrote: > On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > Was Warren Stearns connected with Stearns Computer Systems, maker of the > > short-lived Stearns PC? > > > > --Chuck > > > > No, he wasn't.
Stearns Computer was here in Minneapolis (Minnetonka actually) and was started by a bunch of former CPT guys. I'm not sure I ever heard any history of the name but it may have ties to Stearns County which is just to the NW of the Cities or it might have something to do with Stearns life jackets which all the fisherman around here wear. I believe I am the only non-Stearns Computer employee to hold a full certification for field repair of the Stearns PC. I got this training because at ETA Systems, we had over 200 of these PC-like machines and were Stearns Computer's largest customer. Some believe we were their only customer. I still have the certificate but no, I will not fix your Stearns now :-) Chris -- Chris Elmquist
