Artifact Details

Title

Tape controller board

Catalog Number

102807219

Type

Physical Object

Description

Object is a large printed circuit board, heavily populated with chips including an array of memory. Donor info sheet says "Z80 CPU" but in fact there is a large and obvious MC68000 CPU chip. Donor info says "SCSI tape drive" and there are two 50-pin SCSI connectors at the top edge. Date of board is printed on top edge but obscured by a pink sticker. 198?.

Manufacturer

Qantel Corporation

Place Manufactured

USA

Identifying Numbers

Model number IOU-59 Printed top edge of board
Other number 46697-001 White label bottom edge
Other number MT5-04 Hand-written on gummed label
Other number R46696-5 Printed top edge of board

Dimensions

overall: 5/8 in x 14 in x 11 5/8 in

Credit

Gift of Jerry DeVries

Lot Number

X9430.2021