Re: History

MI>Pat Barber wrote:
MI>> You want old history:
MI>> What is a MFCU & what did it attach to ???????
MI>> What was it's primary purpose ??????

MI>Multi Function Card Unit
MI>As I recall, it was attached to System/3
MI>Didn't it run that weird data entry setup with the two keyboards, one
MI>screen, and mirrors that split the screen and let each entry person view
MI>their half of the screen.
MI>
MI>--
MI>Bob Larkin
MI>Larkin Computer Consulting
MI>blarkin@wt.net

Jesse McKay responds:

Hmmm, sounds like you are referring to the 5252 Display Station from the
days of the S/34.  Those 12-line displays sure were fun... I remember
pressing Cmd ~ repeatedly just to jar the wits of the student on the
other side of the terminal (this would make his screen "wiggle" for no
apparent reason).

Jesse McKay
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