New subject: OT: Looking for VAXstation to play with

16 Dec 1999

--- Joe &lt;rigdonj(a)intellistar.net&gt; wrote:
...
  At 05:44 PM 12/16/99 -0800, you wrote:
 >> Can anyone id this light pen?
 >> "http://www.intellistar.net/~rigdonj/misc/lpen.jpg". It looks like it
was
 >> built into the body of a standard ink pen. The components on the circuit
 >> board are covered with a black tar looking substance giving the board a
 >> bumpy look. There is a male card edge connector sticking out of the
 >> reverse side on the circuit board. 
...
  >Hmm, would that plug into the side of an Amiga 500
or what?  Wierd. 
No.  Wrong number of pins.  This device has 40.

...
     I *think* I remember seeing one like this on a
Commodore Pet but I'm not
 sure. That was a long time ago.  Does the Pet have a card edge connector or
 socket? 
All PETs have a user port on the back that's an card edge.  Original, static
RAM models have a card edge connector for memory expansion.  Later models had
a pair of 40-pin pin connectors.

Given the apparent 0.1" spacing on this device and the number of pins, I'd
suspect that it's a TRS-80 device.  I don't think it attaches to a Commodore
of any vintage.

-ethan

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ID this light pen