I have some nice DGterminal brochures, always wanted to see the real thing in person
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Jay Jaeger <[email protected]> wrote: > I have at least one D200 and a couple of 6053 terminals. One of the > D200 terminals and one of the 6053 terminals (also called a Dasher D2) > each had one key that did not work last I checked. I would guess that > they suffer from a kind of "key rot" similar to Sol computers. > > OK. NOW I GET IT. Blue DG "E.T." head looking terminal. Yeah, that > would probably be a D200. > > JRJ > > On 9/22/2015 11:08 AM, Jay West wrote: > > Jay Jaeger wrote... > > ---- > > ??? What do you mean by "blue dg et head looking terminal" ??? > > ---- > > > > I'd bet that he's referring to the Data General Dasher D200 terminal. > > > > I have one: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/131070638@N02/21058074082 > > > > But perhaps a better picture: > > > http://maben.homeip.net/static/s100/data%20general/photos/DG%20dasher%20d200 > > %20front.jpg > > > > The D200 isn't always on ebay, but usually they show up mildly frequently > > there and seem to go around $200 to $250. > > > > There was another common terminal on eclipse systems. I'm not sure if it > was > > in the Dasher series, but I believe it was called a "5821". I have one of > > these as well. > > http://www.museumwaalsdorp.nl/computer/images/GRP.jpg > > > > Lastly, a common combination system console (terminal)/printer that is > VERY > > cool looking was the Dasher TP1 and TP2. Mine is a TP1. > > http://www.foxdata.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_0210.jpg > > > > J > > > > > > > > > > > -- Bill vintagecomputer.net
