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In article <9208181429.AA00448@pecos.ads.com> chyde@CHESAPEAKE.ADS.COM (Clinton Hyde) writes:

>this thing claims to be a "S/W PROTECT ADAPTOR"
>
>so what is it? never saw one before. it was plugged into the backside
>of the card cage, in the middle row.

This goes with the LX "Unix" board.  It prevents unauthorized use of Unix, or some
such fascistic constraint.

>item #2:
>
>PWB # 2236591-0001
>
>says "SIB" on it, but it't not the monochrome SIB. is it a color SIB?
>it does have a battery, but it's the flat kind, not the long orange
>one that the monochrome SIBs had. it has many of the same chips as the
>mono SIBs, but is laid out completely different. I haven't seen a
>color SIB since late '88, so I don't recognize this.
>
>any ideas?

Sounds like a prototype monochrome SIB.  There was one in that batch of stuff.
My Petersen's Board Spotters Guide lists the round flat battery as a distinctive
feature.




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