Date   : Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:50:21 +0100
From   : christopher.whytehead@... (chris whytehead)
Subject: Econet test rig (203,012)

FWIW,  I have some of them, see below:

>
> 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 -
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/32bit_Upgrades/Morley_TeletextAdapter.html
>    Econet bridge -
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/Network/Acorn_AEH20_EconetBridge.html
>    Econet test rig (203,012) -
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/Network/Acorn_Econet_TestBox.html
>    Econet module (Acorn, 0259,200) -
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/Network/Acorn_ADF10_Econet_Iss1.html
>    Econet module (Acorn, 0243,020)
>    Cheese wedge linear PSU
>    Cheese wedge SMPSU
>    SJ clock box - http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/Network/SJR_Clock.html
>    ABC 2xx (a bit more comprehensive than the service manual ones) -
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/ABC.html#ACW
>
> ... 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
>
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