18 Nov
2012
18 Nov
'12
5:16 p.m.
On 2012 Nov 18, at 4:52 PM, Rick Bensene wrote:
On 18 November 2012 19:14, Ed Spittles <ed.spittles
at gmail.com> wrote:
In addition to the CT-64, on the left of the photo, you can just see
the corner of what appears to be a SWTP AC-30 cassette interface
(http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/AC30/AC30_Index.htm). This was
typically used with the SWTP 6800, it's quite possible or likely the
computer behind it all is a SWTP 6800.
Hector later taught at Barnard Castle School,
where he was
photographed in
1978 with a different computer:
http://ww2.durham.gov.uk/dre/pgDre.aspx?ID=DRE10345&PIC=Y
His memoir can be bought at
The "computer" in the photo is appears not to be a computer, but a
terminal.
It appears to be a Southwest Technical Products CT-64 terminal.
See:
http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/CT_64/CT_64.htm
This device was probably connected either to some form of
microcomputer
(e.g., Altair, IMSAI, etc.), or potentially some home-built
machine, or
was connected via modem to a remote timesharing service, as was common
in schools during the timeframe.