Old stuff found + help identifying...

From: Bill Girnius <thedm_at_sunflower.com>
Date: Fri Jun 29 06:14:22 2001

The snap on modules could possibly be old Convergent Technologies boxes,
since bought by Unisys. We used those systems in the Coast Guard. Do the
have a large row of double pin connectors on the right side at the base and
lock in place with a black lever?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne M. Smith" <wmsmith_at_earthlink.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: Old stuff found + help identifying...


> > On Thu, 28 Jun 2001, Carlos Murillo wrote:
> >
> > > A few days ago one of the storage rooms at the
> university
> > > was cleaned up and I grabbed all the computer-related
> stuff
> > > that I could. Not a lot of variety, though. Besides
> > > from the wintel carcasses and Mac plus remains, I found
> > > one Datapoint 1550 and several modules from a type
> system that
> > > I have never seen. The cpu, floppy disk drives and
> graphics
> > > modules snap onto each other's side very neatly. There
> are
> > > several of these systems, with the corresponding
> monitors and
> > > keyboards. Alas, the only power supply unit that I
> found
> > > is incomplete and badly damaged. Do you guys have some
> > > info about these systems? Pics can be found at
> >
> > The Datapoint 1550 is I believe just a terminal, but it
> may well be a
> > full-fledged computer. I know the model 1600 and 1800 are
> all-in-one
> > computers which were actually meant to be the CPU in a
> multi-node
> > Datapoint network (connected via ARCNET).
> >
> > Look inside the unit and if there is a card cage then it's
> most likely a
> > CPU. Late 1970's vintage.
>
> The book "Computer Power for the Small Business" by
> Sippl/Dahl (1979) profiles the Datapoint 1500. The 1500
> looks a lot like the 1550 you have, except that the keyboard
> and CPU/display are separate units. Storage is in a
> separate dual side-by-side floppy drive. According to my
> specs, the 1500 came with 32K of memory and sold for $5,950.
> Datapoint was HQ'd in San Antonio, TX.
>
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