Even so when I worked at a world leading RnD organisation we used apples, pets etc. One of the most interesting ones was using a BBC micro to front end a huge

Even so when I worked at a world leading RnD organisation we used apples, pets etc. One of the most interesting ones was using a BBC micro to front end a huge model of the terminal outfall for a nuke plant in china - allegedly one time some Chinese visitors where so impressed they sent the weekend buying up BBC micros to take back with them.