would like to find blue dg et head looking terminal to go with small eclipse

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- From: Jay West Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 6:08 PM To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' Subject: RE: would like to find blue dg et head looking terminal to go with small eclipse Jay Jaeger wrote... ---- ??? What do you mean by "blue dg et head looking terminal" ??? ---- I'd bet that he's referring to the Data General Dasher D200 terminal. I have one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131070638 at N02/21058074082 But perhaps a better picture: http://maben.homeip.net/static/s100/data%20general/photos/DG%20dasher%20d200 %20front.jpg The D200 isn't always on ebay, but usually they show up mildly frequently there and seem to go around $200 to $250. There was another common terminal on eclipse systems. I'm not sure if it was in the Dasher series, but I believe it was called a "5821". I have one of these as well. http://www.museumwaalsdorp.nl/computer/images/GRP.jpg Lastly, a common combination system console (terminal)/printer that is VERY cool looking was the Dasher TP1 and TP2. Mine is a TP1. http://www.foxdata.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_0210.jpg J ======== Cool pictures Jay! I have two Dasher 200 terminals, sure would love to get that "5821", if that is the "name" of it. I also have that TP1, but it is probably called differently. I am not (yet) familiar with all the DG things and names. The one that I have does not have the keyboard. Instead is a solid blue metal plate. Perhaps the keyboard was an option. BTW, I heard that in the pedestal (right side) is a microNova (?) as the printer controller! <note-myself>Should start working on a web page</note-myself> The DG chaps left DIGITAL, and was called a "black day" in the history of |D|I|G|I|T|A|L|. Thy guys that left were not happy as things went, because their design was scrapped in favor of another design. It is a pity that DG did not copy the way that DEC makes inter-module and peripheral connections. DEC uses connectors for everything, DG uses connectors at best, but most of the time cables are soldered! Great from a reliability point of view, but a nightmare if you want to swap a box, for example the 8" floppy drive, or a communications line expansion box :-( Anyway, DG also made nice stuff that looked great even when the power was off :-) - Henk