> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Joshua Rice via > cctalk > Sent: 15 June 2020 11:02 > To: Chuck Guzis <ccl...@sydex.com>; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off- > Topic Posts <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: : Unknown Intel blinkenlight panel circa 1973 > > Somehow it seems the thread got fragmented. I posted it to the other half of > this thread. > > Here’s a link to a high-quality picture of the front panel, straight from the > listing. Turns out i’m crap at taking steady photos
Its not so much being steady, if you are using a SmartPhone its getting it to focus when you are close. > > https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dysAAOSwqqJehZ-Y/s-l1600.jpg > <https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dysAAOSwqqJehZ-Y/s-l1600.jpg> > Nice so appears to be 16-bit memory, with the ability to write either byte independently. The numbering on the address doesn't seem to match PDP-11 or DG NOVA . But the numbering doesn't seem to match. I wonder if some kind of mainframe... > > On Jun 15, 2020, at 1:15 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > > It would be useful if the legends on the panel were actually readable > > by mere mortals. > > > > Intel Memory Systems was very big in the early-mod 1970s. The reason > > was pretty simple--they offered add-on memory for IBM S/370 and other > > vendors cheaper than the OEMs could. > > > > --Chuck Dave