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Scantel started operations in March of 1973, primarily as a Service Bureau, using mainframe computers. When the ALTAIR computer was designed and sold by MITS Computers, we obtained one of the first models (we still have it as a collectors item). Running an Intel 8080 at the high speed of 2 megahertz, with 4 KILOBYTES of memory, it was pretty much useless, although we did have a Morse Code tutorial running on it.Microsofts Basic was available on cassette tape. Later, CPM became available, and we started to use the ALTAIR, now up to 64K memory, to drive line printers, and this became part of the process of off-loading from the mainframes. It wasnt until the advent of the Intel 386 and the availability of huge 650 Megabyte disk drives, that the PC became a worthy tool. Even then, when we had completely migrated from the mainframe to the PC, we had to be very careful about advertising the fact that we were using PCs to compete with mainframe services - impossible was the usual response, along with the loss of a potential customer.

Address: Scantel Systems Ltd., 1370 Don Mills Rd, Ste 300, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada M3B 3N7.
Telephone: (416) 449-9252
Website: http://www.scantelsystems.com/