11/70 front panel - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

25 Oct 1998

...
   What you
probably have is the 11/70 Remote Diagnostic Console
 which allowed DEC to remotely diagnose the 11/70 (even when hung
 in a microcode loop or power fail routine) from Colorado. Yes.  It's the RDC
console.  I forgot the term.  They both still have
their modems in the racks (but the yahoos from maintenance cut the lines
going in :-P  ) 
Technically, the modem and the certain bits of the RDC could
never be owned by the customer; these were always the property
of Digital and the customer was forced to lease (well, the
number was rolled into the field service contract.)  When
the field service contract ended, Digital was supposed to
come remove these bits and reinstall the "real" front panel,
but often neglected to do so.

Tim.