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AWA VDU VTE-6, used by many Government departments. (Not complete). Repaired and serviced by the Card Repair Centre.
09/01/2021

AWA VDU VTE-6, used by many Government departments. (Not complete). Repaired and serviced by the Card Repair Centre.

Telecom 'Certificate of Competence'.Certified Telecom employees for driving Telecom vehicles.We were tested in the store...
10/02/2020

Telecom 'Certificate of Competence'.
Certified Telecom employees for driving Telecom vehicles.

We were tested in the storemen's Valiant station wagon. There were four of us and one grumpy instructor.
Took off quickly around Whitmore Square with the instructor screaming, " slow down, slow down, we are going to roll, we are going to roll !"- obviously never experienced Valiant body roll before..

The Card Repair Centre was responsible for repairing modems, VDUs and test equipment. Also responsible for issuing test ...
01/02/2018

The Card Repair Centre was responsible for repairing modems, VDUs and test equipment. Also responsible for issuing test equipment.
The Tektronics 564 Oscilloscope,pictured, was one of the diagnostic tools used.

A power supply from a 300bps 'butterbox' modem early-mid 70s.Butterbox refers to the size comparable to the old wooden b...
08/12/2017

A power supply from a 300bps 'butterbox' modem early-mid 70s.
Butterbox refers to the size comparable to the old wooden butter boxes.
The banana jacks on this example, replaced the original voltage test points for use as a bench power supply.

Engineering Building just before demolition. Maughan church to the right of second pic. was demolished late 2016.
23/11/2016

Engineering Building just before demolition. Maughan church to the right of second pic. was demolished late 2016.

From 10th floor
19/11/2016

From 10th floor

A nondiscript building that housed the mainframe computer of an important customer.Still extant.
09/11/2016

A nondiscript building that housed the mainframe computer of an important customer.Still extant.

A plinth used to connect a modem to a phone line. The two buttons could be used for different functions with the buttons...
08/09/2016

A plinth used to connect a modem to a phone line. The two buttons could be used for different functions with the buttons colour-coded for a particular function. Shown with a 'Touchphone 10' phone.

Franklin St. Engineering Building is now a carpark
01/03/2016

Franklin St. Engineering Building is now a carpark

Hewlett Packard 2645A. VDU (visual display unit)It had two cassette drives at the front.
06/05/2015

Hewlett Packard 2645A. VDU (visual display unit)
It had two cassette drives at the front.

The handbook from the later years Some pages..
23/04/2015

The handbook from the later years Some pages..

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