I believe tempest specs are still classified.
Paul
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Warren Wolfe <lists at databasics.us> wrote:
Brian Lanning wrote:
I've never heard of this. Looks even more
tank-like than the 5150.
Look at the backplane where the cables go in.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-IBM-Tempest-Computer-for-Classified-work_W0QQit…
Oh, for Pete's sake, a Tempest terminal, right when we're talking about
classified info. Just so you know, this one is compromised by the insecure
monitor (I think - it should be MUCH bigger, and not plastic, if Tempest
approved) and the non-Tempest keyboard. "Tank-like" is a very concise
description.
I worked for a company that made (CP/M capable) Tempest terminals for the
Burroughs TD-830 emulation market. The government would not tell you what
acceptable levels of emissions were -- a company had to make a prototype,
and send it in for testing. A while (gov't time) later, thumbs up or thumbs
down. It often took many cycles to get a good one. Once it was approved,
they bought them for HUGE prices. Quite a money-maker.
Warren