Front panel switches - what did they do?

[Jon Elson]

On 05/24/2016 02:33 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote:
> On 2016-May-24, at 12:08 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
>> On 05/24/2016 11:22 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
>>> On 5/24/16 10:44 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
>>>
>>>> There was also automated "stapled wire".  I forget the name for the
>>>> process.
>>> stitch wire
>>>
>>> you spot weld to a socket post
>> Yes, but there was a trademarked name for the process that slips my
>> mind.  Capable of very high densities.
>
> I've wondered what the trade name for this was:
> 	http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~hilpert/e/HP21xx/pics/large/crimps.jpg
>
> Mid-late 60s usage but I've never heard a name for it.
> Note the posts are not square - they're not standard wire-wrap posts with a different connector.
>
>
YUP!!!  THAT'S IT!  Even the wires are yellow, as I remember 
them! The system was made by AMP.

Jon