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Retrocomputing / Vintage Computer Photogallery
Vintage Storage Drives
Optical Disk Drive
CD Caddy Drive
Data Tape Drive
- Manufacturer: KENTECH / TEAC
- Model: SD-50
- Year: ?
- Interface: proprietary?
- Cassette: Maxell Data Tape Cassette CS-500
Iomega ZIP 100 drive
Vintage PC Cards
- Manufacturer: Informatica System srl
- Model: DIDALAB1
- Interface: proprietary
This should have been a sort of hardware remote desktop and/or multimedia for schools.
The big db25 connector had a cable that splits into two dc15 connectors, that would go to the prev and next PC. There is a bypass to the pc's VGA card (ext. loop cable from vga card to this card, vga exit on a idc - patch not included in photo). There are also audio connections on idc that go to a patch jacks not visible in photo.
The board features a XILINX FPGA (field programmable gate array) , an ANALOG DEVICES DSP (digital signal processor) and lot of other chips.