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First post, by Nic-93

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These are the best i could get of the computer itself for the time being.

Reply 1 of 5, by Errius

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^^ Call Kuryakin and Solo

Is this too much voodoo?

Reply 2 of 5, by vladstamate

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Post on VCF forums (http://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum.php).

Based on the date, it does not seem to be a S-100 based computer (not tall enough). Are you sure it is a computer at all? It could be a telex machine (giving the telephone and the printer)

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Reply 3 of 5, by Anonymous Coward

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uh, WAY too small to be a mini computer. Looks like it could be a teletype terminal that connects to a mini computer.

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Reply 4 of 5, by Nic-93

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vladstamate wrote:

Post on VCF forums (http://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum.php).

Based on the date, it does not seem to be a S-100 based computer (not tall enough). Are you sure it is a computer at all? It could be a telex machine (giving the telephone and the printer)

well, in the movie we are somehow being shown a tv t hat is used as a monitor for the tele machine.

Reply 5 of 5, by Scali

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Anonymous Coward wrote:

uh, WAY too small to be a mini computer. Looks like it could be a teletype terminal that connects to a mini computer.

That's my guess as well. Seems like an electronic typewriter with modem. Probably also has RS-232 and can be used as TTY for a minicomputer.
Might be this Texas Instruments Silent 700 Terminal, or a close relative: http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/X1612.99

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