8 May
2013
8 May
'13
5:43 p.m.
Today I picked up about 180 or so of these boards. I believe they might be
from the 60s or thereabouts. I couldn't find a
datestamp on them but they
don't use ICs. Instead it looks like they use the
old gold-wired
transistors. Not all of the boards are pictured but there were many
duplicates so I probably got at least one of each kind.
https://plus.google.com/photos/107294052056201862492/albums/587573571036743…
In the same lot I picked up some DEC boards. These I would be looking to
sell. They were tossed around and not handled properly so some may need
repair or would just be for parts.
https://plus.google.com/photos/107294052056201862492/albums/587565638136591…
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8 May
8 May
6:54 p.m.
On 05/08/2013 05:43 PM, Beau Walker wrote:
Today I picked up about 180 or so of these boards. I
believe they might be
from the 60s or thereabouts. I couldn't find a datestamp on them but they
don't use ICs. Instead it looks like they use the old gold-wired
transistors. Not all of the boards are pictured but there were many
duplicates so I probably got at least one of each kind.
https://plus.google.com/photos/107294052056201862492/albums/587573571036743…
Can't say much about the purpose, right off, but the card cage, if it's
part of the same lot (and it appears to be), contains some Solid State
Scientific, Inc. (SSS) SCL 4000-series CMOS ICs with a date code of
1975. SSS persisted into the 1980s until it was purchased by the Penn
Central holding company and merged with Sprague.
So you've got a "not earlier than" benchmark.
I wonder if these are part of some control or security system.
Definitely not comptuer, given the date and technology. Kind of nice to
see those little red mica caps again.
--Chuck
7:03 p.m.
Actually that board you called a card cage doesn't go with the rest. They
don't fit and the contact spacing isn't right. Sorry about that that red
herring.
On May 8, 2013 9:58 PM, "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
On 05/08/2013 05:43 PM, Beau Walker wrote:
Today I picked up about 180 or so of these
boards. I believe they might
be
from the 60s or thereabouts. I couldn't find a datestamp on them but they
don't use ICs. Instead it looks like they use the old gold-wired
transistors. Not all of the boards are pictured but there were many
duplicates so I probably got at least one of each kind.
https://plus.google.com/**photos/107294052056201862492/**
albums/5875735710367433393<https://plus.google.com/photos/10729405205620…
Can't say much about the purpose, right off, but the card cage, if it's
part of the same lot (and it appears to be), contains some Solid State
Scientific, Inc. (SSS) SCL 4000-series CMOS ICs with a date code of 1975.
SSS persisted into the 1980s until it was purchased by the Penn Central
holding company and merged with Sprague.
So you've got a "not earlier than" benchmark.
I wonder if these are part of some control or security system. Definitely
not comptuer, given the date and technology. Kind of nice to see those
little red mica caps again.
--Chuck
9:10 p.m.
On 05/08/2013 07:03 PM, Beau Walker wrote:
Actually that board you called a card cage doesn't
go with the rest. They
don't fit and the contact spacing isn't right. Sorry about that that red
herring.
Okay, that threw me off the trail. Scratch that guess.
The odd mounting of the TO-5 transistors points to a fairly old board.
but I have no idea what the boards might be to. Perhaps the mounting
will ring a bell with someone here. The telco manufacturers had some
pretty odd ways of mounting transistors, but I don't know if these are
them. I wonder if the mounting is an approach to anti-vibration; that
might point to a military application.
--Chuck
11:14 p.m.
In article <518B21A7.2030206 at sydex.com>,
Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> writes:
The odd mounting of the TO-5 transistors points to a
fairly old board.
They all seem to have "CSC" on them.
Computer Sciences Corporation?
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On 2013 May 8, at 11:14 PM, Richard wrote:
In article <518B21A7.2030206 at sydex.com>,
Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> writes:
I was wondering about that, but haven't yet found anything to suggest
they made hardware, just software.
Their (current) logo does not match, but of course the logo could
have changed.
The odd mounting of the TO-5 transistors points
to a fairly old
board.
They all seem to have "CSC" on them.
Computer Sciences Corporation? 
9 May
9 May
12:44 a.m.
I think the Printronix boards are from line printers.
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9:04 a.m.
On 05/08/2013 11:14 PM, Richard wrote:
In article <518B21A7.2030206 at sydex.com>,
Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> writes:
I doubt it very much. The modern CSC dates from 1962 as strictly a
software outfit. At any rate, the logo at that time was a stylized atom
with "CSC" above it.
"CSC" can refer unfortunately to a lot of things and this CSC may refer
to nothing more than the place that fabricated the boards, not to the
actual customer.
Perhaps this stuff isn't from a computer at all. Probably a good idea
to analyze the components on each board and take a stab at the function.
--Chuck
The odd mounting of the TO-5 transistors points
to a fairly old board.
They all seem to have "CSC" on them.
Computer Sciences Corporation?
8 May
8 May
7:09 p.m.
On 2013 May 8, at 6:54 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 05/08/2013 05:43 PM, Beau Walker wrote:
I'd say the card cage is of a different era than the boards, the
boards look to be of early-60's vintage. Looks like a date code of
6252 or 6232 on one of the power transistors. There are likely to be
date codes on other parts such as caps, trimmer resistors,
transistors, etc.
Today I picked up about 180 or so of these
boards. I believe they
might be
from the 60s or thereabouts. I couldn't find a datestamp on them
but they
don't use ICs. Instead it looks like they use the old gold-wired
transistors. Not all of the boards are pictured but there were many
duplicates so I probably got at least one of each kind.
https://plus.google.com/photos/107294052056201862492/albums/
5875735710367433393
Can't say much about the purpose, right off, but the card cage, if
it's part of the same lot (and it appears to be), contains some
Solid State Scientific, Inc. (SSS) SCL 4000-series CMOS ICs with a
date code of 1975. SSS persisted into the 1980s until it was
purchased by the Penn Central holding company and merged with Sprague.
So you've got a "not earlier than" benchmark.
I wonder if these are part of some control or security system.
Definitely not comptuer, given the date and technology. Kind of
nice to see those little red mica caps again. 
8:33 p.m.
It looks like the DEC boards are 4 M7264s LSI11), a M7270 (LSI2), 2 M8044
(MSV11-DD), and a few compatables.
Paul
On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Brent Hilpert <hilpert at cs.ubc.ca> wrote:
On 2013 May 8, at 6:54 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 05/08/2013 05:43 PM, Beau Walker wrote:
I'd say the card cage is of a different era than the boards, the boards
look to be of early-60's vintage. Looks like a date code of 6252 or 6232 on
one of the power transistors. There are likely to be date codes on other
parts such as caps, trimmer resistors, transistors, etc.
Today I picked up about 180 or so of these
boards. I believe they might
be
from the 60s or thereabouts. I couldn't find a datestamp on them but
they
don't use ICs. Instead it looks like they use the old gold-wired
transistors. Not all of the boards are pictured but there were many
duplicates so I probably got at least one of each kind.
https://plus.google.com/**photos/107294052056201862492/**
albums/5875735710367433393<https://plus.google.com/photos/10729405205620…
Can't say much about the purpose, right off, but the card cage, if it's
part of the same lot (and it appears to be), contains some Solid State
Scientific, Inc. (SSS) SCL 4000-series CMOS ICs with a date code of 1975.
SSS persisted into the 1980s until it was purchased by the Penn Central
holding company and merged with Sprague.
So you've got a "not earlier than" benchmark.
I wonder if these are part of some control or security system. Definitely
not comptuer, given the date and technology. Kind of nice to see those
little red mica caps again.
9 May
9 May
6:26 a.m.
Here's what I've got, at least I think these are the only actual DEC cards.
DIGITAL M8045 Memory Board
DIGITAL M8045 Memory Board
M7264s LSI11 Flip Chip Board
M7264s LSI11 Flip Chip Board
M7264s LSI11 Flip Chip Board
M7264s LSI11 Flip Chip Board
8009, memory board? - Green handled board
DIGITAL M8186 CPU Processor Board
MSC 4601 303-0171 Memory board? White handles, one is half broken
DAC-II board, Andromeda Systems? Has 4 DAC80-CBI-V Chips
These two are pretty much considered sold:
The red handled one says M7954 on the back of the PCB. It has 737C stamped
into the back of the handle.
The white handled one says 700-0086 and NDLV-IIJ/2 on the back. It has
Calmark 110 on the handle. The front of the board says netcom products, inc
NDLV-IIJ/2 700-00871
I have an offer on the 2 large and 1 small prototyping board, still
awaiting payment though.
On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:33 PM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com> wrote:
It looks like the DEC boards are 4 M7264s LSI11), a
M7270 (LSI2), 2 M8044
(MSV11-DD), and a few compatables.
Paul
On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Brent Hilpert <hilpert at cs.ubc.ca> wrote:
on
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On 2013 May 8, at 6:54 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 05/08/2013 05:43 PM, Beau Walker wrote:
>
>> Today I picked up about 180 or so of these boards. I believe they
might
>> be
>> from the 60s or thereabouts. I couldn't find a datestamp on them but
>> they
>> don't use ICs. Instead it looks like they use the old gold-wired
>> transistors. Not all of the boards are pictured but there were many
>> duplicates so I probably got at least one of each kind.
>>
>> https://plus.google.com/**photos/107294052056201862492/**
>> albums/5875735710367433393<
https://plus.google.com/photos/107294052056201862492/albums/587573571036743…
>>
>
> Can't say much about the purpose, right off, but the card cage, if it's
> part of the same lot (and it appears to be), contains some Solid State
> Scientific, Inc. (SSS) SCL 4000-series CMOS ICs with a date code of
1975.
> SSS persisted into the 1980s until it was
purchased by the Penn Central
> holding company and merged with Sprague.
>
> So you've got a "not earlier than" benchmark.
>
> I wonder if these are part of some control or security system.
Definitely
not
comptuer, given the date and technology. Kind of nice to see those
little red mica caps again.
I'd say the card cage is of a different era than the boards, the boards
look to be of early-60's vintage. Looks like a date code of 6252 or 6232 one of the power transistors. There are likely to
be date codes on other
parts such as caps, trimmer resistors, transistors, etc.
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