Need PDP boards identified

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Sun Apr 18 22:13:16 1999

>> NDLV-11
>> netcom products, inc.
>> copyright jan. 1979
>
>>From the part number, I'd say it was a DLV11-* clone. Does it have
>one 40-pin connector or 4 10-pin connectors or ?

One 40, which had a 10-pin connector with cable/other end DB25 plugged into it.

>> MSI-11 (c)1978
>> Andromeda Systems Inc
>> faded sticker on handle says 'MUX1' and 'MUX3' the rest is to
>> faded to read
>
>Andromeda has made a lot over the years, but from the part number I'll
>hazard a guess that this is a Q-bus memory board. If you could mention
>any obvious chips, arrays, or connectors maybe a better guess will be
>upcoming.

I think it has a 40-pin connector plugged into it, unfortunatly can't check
as it's now in storage (just my luck company is coming so had to rush it up
there this evening).

>>A two board set from Plessey Peripheral Systems connected via a 50-pin
>>ribbon cable. The top board (P/N 703580) has 8 LEDs and a 10-pin
>>connector. The bottom board (P/N 703570) has 4 26-pin connectors and a
>>roughly 66-pin connector (not sure its exact size). The only thing I can
>>think of is some kind of drive controller.
>
>If the big connector is 60-pins, then it's the Plessey 4 SMD drive
>controller. Plessey also made some other two-board controller sets
>for Pertec unformatted tapes, but this sounds more like their SMD
>controller.

It is, Tony identified this as a SMD controller also.

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