Date   : Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:33:09 +0100
From   : julesrichardsonuk@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: Econet test rig (203,012)

Anyone have one of these / have a photo?

I've been down in London today dropping off a Philips minicomputer for 
someone, but I came away with the following (hand drawn) schematics:

   ARM Eval box
   Microwriter MW4
   Fischer Technik robotics interface
   Morley Teletext decoder
   Econet bridge
   Econet test rig (203,012)
   Econet module (Acorn, 0259,200)
   Econet module (Acorn, 0243,020)
   Cheese wedge linear PSU
   Cheese wedge SMPSU
   SJ clock box
   ABC 2xx (a bit more comprehensive than the service manual ones)

... the test rig was a new one on me. I'd seen somewhere that the proper 
procedure back in the day was to send Econet stuff off for testing at approved 
service centres, because only they had the kit to simulate network 
transmission losses - which is exactly what this box seems to do.

Did the same service centres that had the PET and FIT also get given one of 
these? Or were the Econet service outfits completely separate?

cheers

Jules