Helett Packard 2647A Graphics Terminal

From: Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org>
Date: Sat Jun 23 01:03:12 2001

blacklord <blacklord_at_telstra.com> wrote:
> I know it has it's own version of Basic & this one is intact with it's
> serial cable & a collection of cards inside (if I can figure out how to
> open it, I'll post what they are).

Oh yeah, how to open it:

The terminal is sort of a clamshell design, with the CRT and its
supporting circuitry in the top half, and the power supply and
most of the smarts in the bottom half. The clamshell is hinged at
the back.

Along each of the left and right sides, there's sort of a horizontal
slot where the halves of the clamshell meet. Inside this slot, about
3/4 of the way toward the front, is a vertical slot. You need to find
something skinny, stiff, and flat, and push it into that vertical
slot. What you're really trying to push is a catch that's just inside
the slot on the top half of the clamshell. When you release both
catches the top half of the clamshell should lift up from the front.

If you have the manuals there may be a little manila envelope with
them containing two flat metal "keys". They're the doohickeys that
you're supposed to use to open the terminal.

-Frank McConnell
Received on Sat Jun 23 2001 - 01:03:12 BST