DECServer 200/DL board?

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 06/18/2018 01:00 PM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote:
> On 18/06/18 17:50, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
>> Is this a 200/DL (RS423 data lines only) board?
>>
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/352381870034
>>
>> A normal 200 would have two large IDC connectors on the pcb for 
>> serial I/O
>>
>>
>>
> The DECserver 200/MC had 8 DB25 connectors on the back, one for each 
> RS232 connection. These connections had full modem control.
>
> The DECserver 200/DL had one 36-pin connector that broke out to 8 MMJ 
> connections. Only the data leads were present (no modem control).
>
> I don't know how the motherboards differed between the two models. I 
> wouldn't be surprised if the MC variant had 8 connections to the 
> motherboard.
>
>
> I'm surprised the 200/DL didn't just put 8 MMJ connectors on the back 
> of the box ... would have saved space and been less of a hassle thirty 
> years later for people trying to run them!
>
>
> I don't have any service information (that I know of) for the DS200 
> unfortunately.
>

If no one can properly answer this question and it would help I have a 
bunch of
200/MC boxes sitting here and could one up to get a picture of the 
motherboard.

bill