would like to find blue dg et head looking terminal to go with small eclipse

[Henk Gooijen]

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Subject: RE: would like to find blue dg et head looking terminal to go with 
small eclipse

Jay Jaeger wrote...
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???  What do you mean by "blue dg et head looking terminal"  ???
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I'd bet that he's referring to the Data General Dasher D200 terminal.

I have one:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/131070638@N02/21058074082

But perhaps a better picture:
http://maben.homeip.net/static/s100/data%20general/photos/DG%20dasher%20d200
%20front.jpg

The D200 isn't always on ebay, but usually they show up mildly frequently
there and seem to go around $200 to $250.

There was another common terminal on eclipse systems. I'm not sure if it was
in the Dasher series, but I believe it was called a "5821". I have one of
these as well.
http://www.museumwaalsdorp.nl/computer/images/GRP.jpg

Lastly, a common combination system console (terminal)/printer that is VERY
cool looking was the Dasher TP1 and TP2. Mine is a TP1.
http://www.foxdata.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_0210.jpg

J

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Cool pictures Jay!
I have two Dasher 200 terminals, sure would love to get that "5821",
if that is the "name" of it.
I also have that TP1, but it is probably called differently. I am not (yet)
familiar with all the DG things and names. The one that I have does not
have the keyboard. Instead is a solid blue metal plate. Perhaps the
keyboard was an option.
BTW, I heard that in the pedestal (right side) is a microNova (?) as
the printer controller!
<note-myself>Should start working on a web page</note-myself>

The DG chaps left DIGITAL, and was called a "black day" in the history
of |D|I|G|I|T|A|L|. Thy guys that left were not happy as things went,
because their design was scrapped in favor of another design.
It is a pity that DG did not copy the way that DEC makes inter-module
and peripheral connections. DEC uses connectors for everything, DG
uses connectors at best, but most of the time cables are soldered!
Great from a reliability point of view, but a nightmare if you want to
swap a box, for example the 8" floppy  drive, or a communications
line expansion box :-(

Anyway, DG also made nice stuff that looked great even when the
power was off :-)

- Henk