HP 2116 on ebay

[Brent Hilpert]

Brent Hilpert wrote:
> 
> Jay West wrote:
> >
> > This is a classic HP currently on Ebay, a decent 2116C model. Item is
> > 290099957210
> >
> > What is so special about it, besides the obvious? Seller updated the auction
> > listing with a card list. It appears to have two of the (rare) 12920/21 mux
> > sets (32 ports), something that is required for all versions of TSB. I'd be
> > willing to trade a nice mux panel for them in exchange for one of the two
> > mux sets ;)
> 
> Going by the card list presented by the seller and what can be discerned from
> the picture of the card cage, the unit is missing the core memory boards.
> Other memory module boards for what should be 16-24 KWords are present but the
> actual core boards appear to have been pulled.
> 
> (There are also some discrepancies between the card list and the card cage
> picture.)

Hmmm.. just in case it needs clarification, I did not mean to suggest that
there is 16-24KWords of 'other' memory in the machine. Each 8KWord memory
module in the 2116C is comprised of 3 cards (XY DRIVER, INHIBIT DRIVER and
SSA). There appear to be 2 or 3 INHIBIT DRIVER cards and 2 XY DRIVER cards in
the unit, however there are no SSA cards (on which the actual core resides).

In short, there is no memory in this unit.