Wyse Systems (was RE: auction grabs)

I worked for a company once as a service tech fixing CPT Word Processing systems. When PC based word processing started to become popular (mid '80s), CPT bridged the gap between their longtime standalone word processing units and desktop PCs by using Wyse PC clones (the ones with the blue backlit LCD display on them). They primarily consisted of a clone style case with an expansion board. The CPU board plugged into the expansion board like an add-on card and was primarily an entire 286 or 386 computer on a card. The keyboard connector was an RJ-11 with an optional DIN adaptor for conventional keyboards. The other card typically found in the system was a bridgeboard which was an entire CPT system on a card with a monochrome video out. The 2 cards talked to each other and became a full computer with built in CPT word processing simultaneosly running along with a DOS/windows based environment. The monitor was a portrait style page white display. The on screen display could be split to show DOS on top and CPT on the bottom or made to show a full screen CPT system as the CPT systems were originally designed. Many govornment agencys used these systems to bridge their own transition from dedicated word processing systems to PCs. Jeff Salzman