High Tech Computers, Instruments and Accessories

Our History

 

We started business in Carmichael California in 1976. We moved to Santa Cruz in 1985 and returned to Sacramento 1990.  Below is a listing of our specialized solutions to accepted custom software and hardware problems.

 

 

1976 – Ogden’s Surveying and Equipment Supply – Sacramento Ca.

            We wrote custom software and designed an interface card that allowed a Radio Shack TRS-80 model one to emulate a          Telex terminal. This was later sold around California and China.

 

1975 – American River Aviation – Sacramento Ca.

            Custom software for a Aircraft rental and lease back operation. System written for the Radio Shack TRS-80, provide Billing           on aircraft rental, accounting for lease back aircraft as well as scheduled maintenance for the aircraft based on rental time. 

 

1977 – Greenwood and Associates, Sacramento Ca.

            Custom software for the capture of real-time Laser guidance and temperature recording in the measurement of earth quake           fault movement.

 

1978 - Ogden’s Surveying and Equipment Supply

            We wrote a custom Point of Sale application around the Radio Shack TRS-80 model 3 and 4 for the retail and wholesale    side of the business. This included a special interface card and modifying the operating system software to allow the TRS-            80 to share a central 5MB Western Digital hard drive (Corvas systems). This was akin to an early network system.

 

1979 – Western National Realtors – Carmichael Ca.

            We wrote a custom application around the Radio Shack TRS-80 model 3 and 4 for the retail realstate sales in a multi agent office. This included a special interface card and modifying the operating system software to allow the TRS-80 to share a             central 5MB Western Digital hard drive (Corvas systems). This was akin to an early network system. The system also         included a custom serial communication system using modems to update 6 offices located around a 100 mile area.

 

1980 – Bowling Stats – Modesto Ca.

            Custom software and a hardware interface that allowed a TRS-80 to interface to a several automated bowling pin systems             and record bowlers score including handicap scoring for tournaments.   

 

1980 – Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

            We wrote custom software that allowed a Radio Shack TRS-80 model 3 to record/ sort / search a database of  Pawn Shop         transactions for stolen items.

 

1981 – Executive Helicopters - Sacramento Ca.

            Custom software for Aircraft rental, specifically Helicopters, for a lease back operation. System written for the Radio Shack         TRS-80, provide Billing on aircraft rental, accounting for lease back aircraft as well as scheduled maintenance for the             aircraft based on rental time. 

 

1982 – Montgomery Ward – Sacramento

            Custom software for recording and reporting on education and training levels of 11,000 repair Technicians

            nation wide.

 

1982 – Buchhill Nursery – Modesto Ca.

            Custom software for the recording, searching and reporting on bare root tree genome lines.

 

1983 – Fair Oak Presbyterian Church

            Custom hardware and software for church accounting system to include mailing for tidings and non-profit reporting.

 

1984 – Meadow Vista Presbyterian Church

            Custom hardware and software for church accounting system to include mailing for tidings and non-profit reporting.

 

1987 – Police reporting system – Santa Cruz, Ca.

            Custom Police report system based on Toshiba 1100 laptop computer. The system included a automated CHP555 form.            The design and software was later used by the CHP C-Stars system. The US Department of Transportation later contracted       for a system designed to be placed on Police Motorcycles. The system included a radio network link that allowed real-time           data to be obtained from the California “CLETS” system.  The Police reporting software was later customized for in excess   of 60 department’s nation wide including an air force base in Alaska.

 

1989 – Intel – Folsom Ca.

            Wizzard icon design for the Wizzard system.

 

1989 – Compac Engineering – Chico Ca.

            Custom software and hardware for an engineering and manufacturing firm including accounting and payroll systems.

 

1993 – Santa Cruz Ca, Roseville Ca

            Custom software hardware – Police dispatch system including real-time CLETS interface and jail photo transmission to       field units.

 

1994 – Intella Systems – Santa Clara Ca.

            Custom software for robotic control of aircraft controls.

 

1996 – Tahoe Realestate Estimators Inc – North Lake Tahoe Ca.

            Custom software used in litigation to collect and determine property value loss on defective real-estate properties.

           

1998 – Minaka Indian Tribe

            Custom hardware / software to capture live video from a multi-mile distance in real time.

 

2000 – Custom software sold for aircraft flight planning using both laptop computers and PDA’s

 

2002 – Custom software / hardware design for remote robotic control using 802.11 wireless systems. Security operations control          and agriculture surveillance. 

 

2003 – Custom software – Viniculture plant recording and production statistics.

 

2004 – Custom software  - Wine production control – Barrel control / replacement.

 

2010 – Custom software/hardware  - Viniculture pest control

            Developing IA robot to independently run through a vineyard and randomly

            scare away birds in the early morning and evening. Current Patent Pending

 

2011 – Developed for FEMA – Fusion Center sandbox class on Advance Analytical Terrorism Workshop – delivered to 23 Fusion Centers over a 50 week period.

 

2012 – Developed a class on High Tech Tools and gambling theft for University Nevada Reno, Advance Gaming Program.