Keyboard for Cifer T5 terminal.

From: Paul Williams <celigne_at_tinyworld.co.uk>
Date: Sun Feb 10 04:56:46 2002

Pete Turnbull wrote:
>
> On Feb 9, 13:46, Paul Williams wrote:
>
> > Is there any form of address for Cifer on the terminal? I don't
> > even know which country they came from.
>
> The UK. A friend of mine went to work for them for a while in the
> late '80s, but I know very little more about them. Except that they
> made some quite cool black terminals, one of which I had until
> recently.

You actually get rid of stuff occasionally? Shocking behaviour.

It appears that Cifer made terminals and CP/M boxes. I haven't checked
the termcaps, but it appears that some were VT100-compatible (the ones I
used at Poly) and some weren't.

Cifer Systems were in Melksham, Wiltshire at one time, according to the
label on a 2605 terminal.

I suspect it is the same company (long since out of the hardware
business?) who are still based in Westbury, Wiltshire.

Cifer Data Systems
1 Main Street
West Wilts Trading Estate
WESTBURY
BA13 4JU

Tel: 01373 824128

Worth a phone call? They may have a dingy cupboard stuffed with old
manuals!

- Paul
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