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HP 4951b Serial Protocol Analyzer

Neat little piece of kit that manages to interface with nearly every serial interface under the sun, including (now rare) quite complex synchronous systems for telecom.
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  • Looking down into the 4951, all boards removed (except mother).

    Looking down into the 4951, all boards removed (except mother).

  • Side view.

    Side view.

  • Familiar processor.

    Familiar processor.

  • Tape drive. Unfortunately, the drive wheel turned to black goo, so the tape I have is unreadable.

    Tape drive. Unfortunately, the drive wheel turned to black goo, so the tape I have is unreadable.

  • Bottom board -- memory.

    Bottom board -- memory.

  • Bottom board goes in upside-down and is seucred by headers.

    Bottom board goes in upside-down and is seucred by headers.

  • On top of that, the video & peripheral board (printer/computer). Green wire is NTSC composite to back BNC.

    On top of that, the video & peripheral board (printer/computer). Green wire is NTSC composite to back BNC.

  • Top board controller for tape drive.

    Top board controller for tape drive.

  • Side view of stack.

    Side view of stack.

  • Totally awesome keyboard with control character shortcuts.

    Totally awesome keyboard with control character shortcuts.

  • Tape.

    Tape.

  • Tape.

    Tape.

  • Home screen.

    Home screen.

  • Video test.

    Video test.

  • Sidecar for interfacing with serial cables. Also a lid. Really neat LCD for showing status of lines, as well as header pins and dip switch for patching and rerouting.

    Sidecar for interfacing with serial cables. Also a lid. Really neat LCD for showing status of lines, as well as header pins and dip switch for patching and rerouting.

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