Michael Lawson wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Michael Lawson wrote:

Cincinnati Electronics?? A forerunner to Cincinnati Microwave??

--Mike L.


No, it is a defense contractor: http://www.cinele.com/index2.htm
and
I see that it was just bought by the company that bought Microdyne
in
Ocala and put a couple hundred people out of work.

EO solutions, eh? I wonder if they've worked with the
Electro Optics Dept. at the University of Dayton, or
worked with people from Wright Patt.

--Mike L.


I have no idea. I worked there a long time ago, during the mid '70s.
The place was a Crosley machine shop during WWII. The facilities and
most of the office equipment was still owned by the US government and
leased to Crosley. After that, Avco (The Aviation Company) which is now
Avco Financial services took over from Crosley. When AVCO got out of
the defense business Cincinnati Electronics was formed. They didn't own
anything except parts left over from the Crosley days. They did
subcontract work for other companies who fought for, and won the
contracts. It was a hot, nasty place to work. I did my eight hours in
either a screened booth full of hot test equipment and no AC, or in the
SATE booth which was "Semi-Automated Test Equipment" that told you where
to set the controls as it ran test after test with a noisy high speed
drum printer that literally shook the aluminum computer room. I was
surprised to hear that they were still in business because of the way
they used to treat the employees. You weren't hired long term, you were
hired to work on one product, or contract. When it ended you had to wait
to see if you would be rehired for the next product or contract. The
only way to describe it? It was a lousy sweat shop.



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Link to my "Computers for disabled Veterans" project website deleted
after threats were telephoned to my church.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida