Your guesses
seem correct about the function of the
connectors, but I'm
not so sure about the mapping of the 26-pin
connector --
they seem like
they might be reversed from what I would expect.
Here are
a few I buzzed:
The 1488 and 1489 are level shifters (+/-12Vdc to/from +5Vdc) for an
RS-232 interface. This is consistent with an RS-232 port. Remember,
the 26 pin connector will be wired to match whatever serial cable came
with the board, they aren't all the same.
Jack