HP 2647A / F Terminal

From: Glen Slick <glenslick_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Sat Oct 19 01:59:00 2002

I just received an HP 2647F terminal along with two 13272A 5.25" drives and
cables plus a 02640-60043 modem cable and a 02640-60266 HPIB cable, but no
manuals.

Physically it all looks pretty good, no broken or missing keys and no screen
burn or mold, and I figured out how to format floppies and create some files
on them and the floppies seem to work ok. I figured out how to open the
unit and looked at the boards inside and was slightly disappointed to find
that the CPU is an 8085 instead of more cool 8080. This unit has a 1982
date.

A couple of questions:

I found some references on the web that the 2647A/F supports BASIC. Is that
true? Is it in ROM, or does it need to be loaded from tape or disc? If it
is in ROM I haven't been able to figure out how to get at it.

Is the HPIB cable used just for connecting to printers, or can it be
connected to other things?

What's the difference between a 2647A and a 2647F?

-Glen


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