interesting finds: Datapoint 2400 for HP 1000?

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Mon Jan 19 20:05:17 2004

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Joe R. wrote:

> I was digging through a bunch of cables today and found a DataPoint 2400
> MODEM with the cables still attached. The cables look like they're for an
> HP 1000. The hoods on the far end said HP (something)(something)618. I've
> looked and tried to figure out what card that might be but didn't find
> anything. Asnybody know what card that is? Anybody know anything about the
> DataPoint 2400 MODEM? I didn't see a manufacturer's name but it has the
> Bell symbol on it.

Yo Joe.

It's probably just re-badged by DataPoint, but manufactured by Bell.
DataPoint made nifty networked computers and invented ARCNET (see my next
message for more on that).

It may well be that Datapoint sold the modem for interconnecting to HP
minis.

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