15 Oct
2007
15 Oct
'07
3:38 p.m.
I 'rescued' a unique piece of computer equipment...
Here is the data:
Raytheon
RDS-201E (on badge on front/top)
P/N G246101-3010 (from badge on rear)
Model VT302 (from badge on rear)
This has 2 5.25" full height floppy drives (like the original IBM PC)
likely Tandon mechs ?
Has a 'built in' (more like 'built on') screen.
Has switches for 10 pitch/12 pitch
Those sound like common pitches (in characters/inch) back in the days of
monospaced fonts
1/1.5/2 spacing and another I forget
And that could be line spacing
(they are on the monitor piece).
I don't have a floppy. Ports on the back look like possibly a printer port
and the other likes similar like a short printer end centronics interface.
Err, what does that mean?
So... internet searches have turned up nada....
So.... what the heck is it ?
Is it a computer ? Is it some sort of terminal ?
My guess is some kind of printer controller, or printing terminal.
I have no media for it... so if it is a computer, I'm doubtful I'll turn
up anything for it. Same goes for the keyboard.
Does it have a keyboard connector?
HAve you looked inside? What are the main chips?
-tony