Any idea what this is guys? I bought it at a yard sale with some

>>33349123
a burst encoder likely
you type out a message then hold it up to a microphone or plug it into your radio and it sends the whole message is a very short burst of data or morse code

>>33349189
That's fucking rad.

TI-86

>>33349189
now, my knowledge about encryption is limited and mostly focuses on earlier techniques.

but that seems dumb.

>>33349123
more pics. gib plug pictures.

does it take batteries?

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>>33349369
read a book

>>33349123

Looks like a teach pendandt for an old industrial robot. Except is missing a E-stop and dead man switches.

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It could be a burst encoder, I did a quick search and didn't find it but here are some more pics, it also came in a case. It does not appear to have a battery compartment.

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>>33349426
power it up and see what it says or open it's case and note the big chips

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>>33349123
its a handheld terminal

>http://www.2t.com/proterm.asp

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>>33349386
i've read stacks. i'm reading now. but i've got a blind spot in between "interesting history" and "modern+relevant."

Boring obsolete things the DoD "needed" in 1996 and replaced in 1997 aren't worth the effort.

Pic related is the tech im familiar with.


>>33349426
that's more like it.

>>33349497
see, this actually makes sense.

>>33349516
You've done a great job not helping OP and shitting up the thread. Kill yourself

Guys there's no need to insult each other, I'm just happy you're trying to help me. I do believe it is teach pendandt and or handheld terminal, made by ProTerm. Now to find out what it goes to, maybe one of those bomb disposal robots or something? I've seen some of those in videos outfitted with m249 saws.

>>33349553
>lawl, last week i learn the word burst transtmitter
that doesn't make sense
> ah u don't know anyfin i am so read a buk
wow

did you forget to activate your tripcode or something?

What exactly does 'terminal' mean?
Is it just an input device for something else?
Either way cool find OP, makes me want to go looking for yard sales

>>33349638
>What exactly does 'terminal' mean?
>Is it just an input device for something else?
>Either way cool find OP, makes me want to go looking for yard sales

I got it for $1 too. I'm gonna open it up next and take some pics of the chips etc for you guys.

>>33349592

OCUs for robots, especially the Remotecs and Foster-Millers, have always been big and bulky. I don't know hand terminals, but I can assure that they don't control any if the robots from the era it appears to be from.

>>33349651
>I'm gonna open it up
nooooo! this kills the mil surplus

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>>33349906
I've taken apart completely many laptops and computers including a cf-30 toughbook so I could reconnect the speaker while maintaining all of the waterproofing and getting every single screw back into place. I didn't damage this item which was way more simplistic I assure you. 23 pics incoming.

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Neat

>>33349123
Old ass handheld terminal.You use them to read and write data through a serial port.I always wanted one for my remote control experiments but they cost like 300$.
>>33349189
I am interested in that shit too.My favorite site is cryptomuseum.com.

Ey dude don't take it apart.
It could be worth hundreds of dollars if it still works.

>>33350565
I already did, and put it back together it's all safe and sound, I've taken shit apart that costs 2-3 grand before.

>>33350597
>first five pictures have the internals resting on carpet.
Bruh. That's basic electronics repair 101.

>>33350671
I know lol I was being dumb there.

>>33349123
>Any idea what this is guys?

It a coded portable missile launcher. Put in a new battery and keep punching buttons; if you get the right sequence, you'll nuke Eastern Europe.

There is no battery compartment how do I start it up?

>>33350710
Are you blind? It's powered by a phone line

>>33350728
while it does use a phone wire I don't think plugging it into a phone jack will do anything.

>>33350728
DO NOT plug it into a phone line!
The rating on the back of the device is 9V and a current of 0.85A.
A telephone line has a voltage of 48V! DO NOT PLUG IT INTO A PHONE LINE.

>>33351363
any idea how I can test it?

>>33351482
Yes, but it is beyond your skillset / equipment level.
You would use a external current source to provide it with 9V and 0.85A, then use a mixed signal oscilloscope to view/interpret the readout of the device when you, presumably, try and send a message.

>>33351517
ah oh well yeah guess I can't test it. Thanks for your help guys.

>>33351517
Dumb terminals like this usually use a simple uart(typically 8n1 and 9600bps).
The cheapest way to test it out would be to measure the voltage on the data output pin,get a cheap uart to usb dongle and connect to pc.

>>33351642
I might try that, thanks man.

>>33349516
>Pic related is the tech im familiar with.
That's just a rotating cypher. They taught that stuff in like 9th grade. We did that same cypher type with two pieces of paper cut into plate shapes and laid over one another, poke something through the middle like a metal pin and rotate it. That's just a much more fancy version.

>>33349123
It's an early 90's version of this:

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.digicanmc.com/pdf/2T/PCL25%261100.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwiVm72A6-HSAhVD02MKHR90BiMQFggcMAA&usg=AFQjCNH58TcocvGamogtEPSl_MmjaqFWWg

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>>33355081
Sorry, forgot the pic and the link is for a pdf.

>>33355201
>DOS
Play Quake

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>>33349123
looks liek a programmer of sorts - prolly has to do with old tech like streetlights, phone hub switchboxes, cell towers, those stupid LED roadconstruction signs, etc.

Simple handheld for writing simple macros.