MINC-11 (was Re: Collection reduction, part II the sequel)

[Ethan Dicks]

On 9/3/10, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/3/10, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>> I got it with my mini-MINC, essentially a PDT-150. But it came without
>>
>> This has always puzzled me. The PDT-150 is essentally a closed system, no
>> expansion bus. And AFAIK it doens'timclude a ADC. So what makes a
>> mini-MINC a modular _intstrument_ computer. How do you use it to
>> meaurevoltages or whatever?
>
> Directly, there isn't an obvious way.  I'm guessing they sold the
> MiniMINC for writing analysis code more than for direct measurement,
> though it could sample data from some sort of serial data logger.

It's not period to the MiniMINC, but I have a stick-of-gum-sized
multi-channel analog input device with a DE-9 on one end.  ISTR it has
four analog channels and it spits out readings over a 9600-N-1
connection.  It was a freebie for answering a post card ad some years
back.

I'll pull it off the shelf and post the part number.  Who knows?  They
might have some modern (less than 10-year-old) descendant product.

-ethan