I recently acquired a small truckload of DEC and Wang equipment which
I am starting to sort and inventory in my garage. The DEC is mostly
accounted for (tho will lead to later questions here) but I know far
less about the Wang stuff. It seems Google does, too. I've got a few
larger units plus a number of boards - it appears the stuff originally
came from a repair shop and/or dealer. I've photographed two pieces:
The first I'm not even sure of the make - its colors sort of suggest
DEC but I'm leaning toward it being a Wang printer stand:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Silent700/MysteryCart#
The second is a Wang Word Processor, model 5506-A. Google has much on
earlier WPs from them, but nothing on this model:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Silent700/Wang5506AWordProcessor#
What I find especially strange about this one is that it's called a
"Word Processor," suggesting it is a complete system, yet it has ports
for neither storage nor a printer. Could it be a terminal to a
networked (WangNet) system? Still, the only ports on the back are
Video and Keyboard - both of which it has built-in. They could be aux
video in or out, or an attachment for an add-on keyboard?
The 5506 is practically mint. The guy I got it from said he had the
original box but it was in such bad shape he tossed it :( There is
still shipping plastic on the space bar and the screen. Turning it
on shows a blank greenscreen - turning up the brightness shows
diagonal lines, so there may be a display problem.
Hoping for clues! More to come...
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jht