: Unknown Intel blinkenlight panel circa 1973

[ben]

On 6/14/2020 2:01 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 14, 2020, 12:46 PM ED SHARPE via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Add on  solid state memory unit  some semi companies made tjem. For add to
>> Dec and dg?  Dunno. A guess
>> ....   ed smecc
>> On Sunday, June 14, 2020 Joshua Rice via cctalk <Rice43 at btinternet.com;
>> cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I recently bought a mystery blinkenlight panel. Closer inspection reveals
>> it was manufactured by Intel in the early 70’s (1973), and some people on
>> the book of faces suggested it was part of a “device multiplexer”(?)
>>
>> I’m 95% confident it’s not strictly a “computer” blinkenlight panel, but
>> rather an attached device, but that still hasn’t helped me narrow down what
>> exactly it was from.
>>
>> I’ve not seen any early Intel stuff as rack-mount, so i’m wondering if it
>> was a prototype, or maybe a piece of internal/non-commercial hardware for
>> Intel's own use.
>>
>> I’m hoping someone here might be able to shed some light on this mystery.
>>
>> Pictures: https://imgur.com/gallery/lD74oSy <
>> https://imgur.com/gallery/lD74oSy>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Josh Rice
>>
> 
> Its reminiscent of a similar looking front panel here
> https://www.vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread_record.cfm?id=678
> Bill
> 
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4004 or 8008 development system? bitsavers intel databook 1975
had a bit on them ... just front panel picture and call us for more 
information.