4 Sep
2018
4 Sep
'18
9:44 p.m.
It's an HP-IB controlled data acquisition box for large real time industrial test or
automation control installations. Very specialized. Think measuring or outputting
100's of analog signals in real time. Most likely meant to be connected to a HP 1000
series computer running the RTE real time operating system. HP's core test and
measurement business, and the reason they went into computers at first. This real time
measurement and control capabilities could not be matched by other minis or later PCs
running Windows for a very long time, and the antiquated series 1000 lasted a lot longer
than you'd have thought, mostly in industrial environments.
Marc
On Sep 4, 2018, at 7:54 PM, Tim Riker via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Someone on this list, I don't remember who, asked me if I was interested
in this, and then dropped it off. I've not gotten around to doing
anything with it, and I could use the space back. If anyone is
interested, holler.
HP 2250 Measurement & Control Processor
Pictures are the same ones that came with it. Photographer unknown.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/XjEj8E8vQ8KX9xcg8
If your interested in picking it up, email me directly, please. If you
have more information to share, respond to the list. :)
If anyone knows more about what this is, I'd be interested to hear.
I got these links from Mike on the SIMH list:
http://www.hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=986
http://www.hpmuseum.net/document.php?hwfile=5124
http://www.hpmuseum.net/document.php?hwfile=4579
Mine is the "2250M" version. Apparently this heavy beast is "mobile"
because it has wheels on it. :)