[GreenKeys] EDGE CONNECTORS available

[Ralph Irish]

Hi Gang

Just discovered an unmarked box in the garage with a bunch of 'lightly used'
edge connectors.

They are 22/44 pin, wire-wrap items.  One of my early-on, RTTY friends and I found
a batch of them in the 80s, and took a plunge.  He was involved in the Navy Mars
'CATCHE'? (not sure of the spelling of the acronym) program which launched the
previously mentioned DT-600, DT-500 TU 'kits' and other associated projects relating
to this.  (UARTS, MEMORY, SELECTOR MAGNET DRIVERS, SPEED CONVERTORS, etc.)

The CAT stood for "Computer Assisted Teletype" and the rest, I'm not sure.  It all
related to automatic routing of MARS Messages in the system.  The idea was that a
Navy MARS station could put a message into the system, with some kind of 'routing
info' and the 'system' would get the message to the MARS member closest to the
destination.

When my friend announced that he had literally hundreds of these items available,
he was swamped by people who wanted a dozen or so, to be able to put together a nice
TTY package in their station/MARS station.

I have 30 of these items and will let them go for 25 cents each or 5 for $1.00, PLUS
shipping.  I don't anticipate being 'swamped' with requests, but it would be nice to
get them into the hands of someone who can use them.  Otherwise they just sit.

Please respond off list.

Thanks,

Ralph - W8ROI



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