Hey all;
My wife's grandfather started a company that made the first digital meter
for propane (and other gaseous) distribution and they're clearing out
their old facility (which the family calls the Car Barn, for his
collection of vintage Packards now stored there). Couple of goodies, but
I'm afraid I'm having trouble finding much on some of them, thought
perhaps those out there might be able to help.
The first is a Victor 9000 which I found some descriptions of and, thanks
to Al, a manual on BitSavers. I'll dig into that one later.
The next is a 'Rex Microcomputer System', model REX-1032, "Manufactured by
Realistic Controls Corporation of Davenport, Iowa". I'm guessing this is a
kit computer that's been put together by this local company, but "Rex
Micrcomputer" gets me nothing via google and breaking it down gives me
screeds of irrelevancies. The machine has a Z80 microprocessor, although
it might have another (ala Rainbow) and I just haven't dug far enough.
The last is quite a beasty, weighing plenty thanks to its significantly
hefty linear power supply. Intersil Development System, ISB 80DS 3020-120.
Got six apparently serial ports on the back with what I think is a console
cable hanging out one side. What I like best is the socket mounted in the
front plate for reading/writing 24 pin DIP chips. Two 8" drives with
diskettes in them, God only knows if they're still good after sitting out
for this long.
I'll give all of the above a good part of the day to warm back up (20F
last night in Iowa and they sat out in my car, the boards are now
sufficiently slick with condensation in my office) and see what I get. I
have a monitor for the Victor and the Rex (a rather adorable 8" Sanyo TV),
we'll see what happens on the Intersil.
I'd love to hear from anyone who is famaliar with these, on or off-list,
your choice.
JP Hindin
Iowa
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