In the "I have my suspicions" dept.

I finally took a good look at that new PDP-11/23 I purchased some time ago. It seems to have some normal looking DEC cards in it (LSI-11/2, others). It does, however, have an interesting looking card set from Associated Computer Consultants, called "MDMA" (as far as I can tell). It appears to be from the mid-1980s. One card contains some sort of engine, with ROMs and (4) 2901s. The other card contains a bunch of glue and interface stuff, and has a connection to a big round military type connector (the modern versions of the Cannon connector) on the back panel of the chassis marked "IMP". Being that this computer came from a certain spooky branch of the U.S., that "IMP" looks awfully suspicious. Could this little DEC box have been slated for the ARPAnet, but came just a little too late? All I have is the processor - no drives or OS, so I can not tell much if I power it up. William Donzelli william(a)ans.net