Xref: utzoo comp.misc:9418 comp.periphs:2994 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!es2a+ From: es2a+@andrew.cmu.edu (Eric Stuyvesant) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.periphs Subject: A tale of two little green boxes... Message-ID: Date: 6 Jul 90 04:06:29 GMT Organization: Class of '91, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 51 Hello. Does anyone out there know what either of the following is? -> A green metal box, 35mm deep, 22mm wide, and 11 mm high, with the following LEDs on the front: BA BB CA CB CC CD CE CF 1 2 PWR and the following chrome switches below the LED array: 1 | LOC | XMT | REM | (Where a | is a 2-position CH | TEST | REV | TEST | up/down | toggle switch 2 + + + + + On the back, there is a female DB9 labelled J2, a momentary pushbutton switch labelled ANS MODE, and a female DB25 labelled J3. There is room inside for 2 slots, the lower of which is occupied. -> A similar green box of the same dimensions with the following LEDs in the faceplate: TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR DTR RI CXR 1 2 PWR And the following chrome switches below: 1 | ALB | XMT | DLB | CH | | REV | | 2 + OFF + OFF + OFF + Inside, it looks similar to the first, but both slots are full. The top slot has a female DB9 and a female DB25 coming out of the back. The bottom slot has the same female DB9 (J2), Momentary switch (ANS MODE), and female DB25 (J3) as in the first box. Both boxes were manufactured by The Vadic Corp., and date from the early seventies. My guess is that box #2 is some sort of serial line amplifier or converter, or some such. I have no idea what #1 is, but given the general construction similarity to #2, I can surmise it has something to do with serial as well. Any information is appreciated on the nature of these two boxes. Speculation encouraged. E-mail please. Thanks in advance. -Eric Stuyvesant es2a+@andrew.cmu.edu Go MEMS!