So, sorting thru stuff I came across this white elephant again.
I never found anything to positively identify it but I always
assumed it was some kind of buss extender. One board is fully
populated with chips and the other connected together with a
ribbon cable is totally passive.
But this time I found the funniest thing about it. The passive
end has a sticker on it with an expiration date. I have to admit
I have never found an expiration date on any of my PDP or VAX
hardware before. :-)
bill