From: utzoo!watmath!watcgl!dmmartindale Newsgroups: net.railroad Title: Re: Computerized railroad Article-I.D.: watcgl.22 Posted: Thu Nov 18 22:12:44 1982 Received: Fri Nov 19 00:13:52 1982 References: utcsstat.413 When the original query about computer-controlled model trains was posted, I responded to the requester by mail, as did others at Waterloo. There is a course in real-time software which uses a model railroad (now in its 2nd or 3rd incarnation) as an example of a control problem which is close to the "real world". Also, trains are fun to play with. Dave Martindale