{"id":1576,"date":"2019-11-10T17:28:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T17:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/?p=1576"},"modified":"2020-02-21T14:56:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T14:56:19","slug":"consolidated-computer-inc-pdp-8-clone-part-8-the-peripheral-interface-boards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/?p=1576","title":{"rendered":"Consolidated Computer Inc. PDP-8 Clone \u2013 Part 8. the peripheral interface boards."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Having been through the CPU and memory boards it&#8217;s time to have a look at the next batch of boards which are the ones that look after the peripherals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There isn&#8217;t much to say about these at the moment as I&#8217;m just in the process of cleaning them up and looking for damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll just throw the photos of them in here and perhaps in later posts I&#8217;ll go into more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191104_212210645-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191104_212210645-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191104_212210645-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191104_212210645-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Top view of the Comms controller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191104_213546677-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191104_213546677-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191104_213546677-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191104_213546677-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135005383-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135005383-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135005383-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Line printer interface. Top view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135252943-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135252943-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135252943-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135252943-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Teleprinter interface. Top view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135650392-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Remote VCU DMA interface. Top view.\" class=\"wp-image-1555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135650392-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135650392-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Remote VCU DMA interface. Top view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135804092-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"VCU terminal control. Top view.\" class=\"wp-image-1557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135804092-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135804092-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_135804092-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>VCU terminal control. Top view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_140545206-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Universal MTT controller board. Top view.\" class=\"wp-image-1563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_140545206-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_140545206-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_140545206-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Universal MTT controller board. Top view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_140846332-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Terminator. Real time clock board. Top view.\" class=\"wp-image-1565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_140846332-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_140846332-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191110_140846332-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Terminator. Real time clock board. Top view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having been through the CPU and memory boards it&#8217;s time to have a look at the next batch of boards which are the ones that look after the peripherals. There isn&#8217;t much to say about these at the moment as I&#8217;m just in the process of cleaning them up and looking for damage. I&#8217;ll just &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.randomorbit.co.uk\/?p=1576\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consolidated Computer Inc. 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