*48*? pin Cinch connector? (HP 5060-8339?)

[Glen Slick]

On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at usap.gov> wrote:
>
> I was going through a box of old stuff and ran across something I've
> ever seen before - a 48-pin 0.156" Cinch connector w/cable hood.  From
> my Commodore days, I've seen lots of 6 and 12 and 44-pin connectors,
> but not 48.  One telling thing is in fine print on the documentation
> is the legend "HP Part No 5060-8339".  It suggests to me that it might
> be useful for something in the HP1000 or HP2000 era, if I remember
> anything about the innards.
>

A 48-pin card edge connector is common on HP-1000 I/O interface
boards, for example the 12531C and 12996A serial interfaces.