According to CHM curator Chris Garcia the object is an early model, possibly a prototype, of a credit card/check verification telephone. It includes a reader slot for swiping a credit card and an RS232 cable connector for a printer. The handset label identifies the handset as model RS-301, FCC # CPS8GQ- 70325-TE-R, made in Taiwan. On the underside, it is labeled with an asset property tag (no number) indicating ownership by the Security Pacific National Bank.
Date
1981
Manufacturer
Veri-fone Inc.
Place Manufactured
Honolulu, Hawaii
Identifying Numbers
FCC ID number
B328PT-68383-MD-R
On aluminum label on back.
Model number
VERI-FONE
On aluminum label on back.
Other number
1.5A
R.E.N. number on aluminum label on back.
Other number
RJ11C
USOC JACK number on aluminum label on back.
Part number
SP26.1-A
Number on self-adhesive sticker on DIP inserted into the underside of object.
