Strange box

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Wed May 24 16:09:24 2000

Hi,

   I found this in a pile of surplus computers yesterday. Can anyone tell
me what it is? It looks like an ordinary external 5 1/4" drive box but on
the back of the box it has a DB-25M connector marked "MODEM/CPU" and a
DB-25F connector marked "TERMINAL". There's also a rotary switch labeled
"RATE" with positions marked "10", "30", "120", "240", "480", 960" and
"EXT". Then there's a toggle switch with positions marked "BIN CTRL ON"
"ODD" and "EVEN". And another toggle switch with positons marked "FULL" and
"HALF". It has a socket for a standard AC line cord. It's made by Techtran
Industries of Rochester, N.Y. and it's a model 950A. My guess is that it's
a disk drive that's made to go between a terminal and it's MODEM or
computer but I've never heard of one before. If that's what it is, then
how do you give it coomands?

    Joe
Received on Wed May 24 2000 - 16:09:24 BST