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Old PC appearance in a 1977 movie - aurelio - 08-25-2021 07:39 PM

Hi all, who recognize from the attached pic, the machines appearing in a fragment of this 1977 movie?
Smile

Thank you very much.
Aurelio[attachment=9750]

RE: Old PC appearance in a 1977 movie - twoweims - 08-25-2021 11:43 PM

The printer has the rounded shape of an early IBM Selectric. The extra bank of keys on the right make it look like like a modified IBM Selectric Composer. Composers were used for typesetting and had proportional fonts and variable pitch. They had additional keys and a dial to the right of the main keyboard.

RE: Old PC appearance in a 1977 movie - Joe Horn - 08-26-2021 04:01 AM

Not sure if these will help, but a Google search found these closeups from that movie ("Telefon", 1977):

[Image: telefon-006.jpg]

RE: Old PC appearance in a 1977 movie - aurelio - 08-26-2021 10:45 AM

(08-26-2021 04:01 AM)Joe Horn Wrote: Not sure if these will help, but a Google search found these closeups from that movie ("Telefon", 1977):

Thank-you Joe That's the movie! (телефон), i forgot to report the title, sorry for the extra job Smile

i lost these particulars in closeups,
I wonder what is the device with the orange/yellow keyboard on the right side....

RE: Old PC appearance in a 1977 movie - toml_12953 - 08-26-2021 11:17 AM

(08-26-2021 10:45 AM)aurelio Wrote:
(08-26-2021 04:01 AM)Joe Horn Wrote: Not sure if these will help, but a Google search found these closeups from that movie ("Telefon", 1977):

Thank-you Joe That's the movie! (телефон), i forgot to report the title, sorry for the extra job
i lost these particulars in closeups,
I wonder what is the device with the orange/yellow keyboard on the right side....

The three lights report the status of the cassette transport LEADER (red), DATA (yellow) and MOTION (green).

Termicette was a machine that used an RS-232 serial signal to write read/write data to cassettes. It was an alternative to the paper tape reader/punch on Teletype machines.

RE: Old PC appearance in a 1977 movie - EdS2 - 08-27-2021 07:55 AM

(08-26-2021 10:45 AM)aurelio Wrote: I wonder what is the device with the orange/yellow keyboard on the right side....

Looks like an ADDS Consul terminal, perhaps a model 880?
Here's the 880:
http://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/ADDS_Consul_880

Here's a 580:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/adds-consul-580-1973-vintage-terminal-2006001519

Here's a 960 or maybe a 980:
https://www.electroprops.co.uk/73/Computers-digital-communications-network-equipment-keyboards-printers-modems/Stylish-period-computer-terminal-ADDS-with-orange-keys-P2354.html

ADDS had a nice line in luggables too, the Envoy series, again with bright orange keycaps.

RE: Old PC appearance in a 1977 movie - aurelio - 08-27-2021 08:20 AM

(08-27-2021 07:55 AM)EdS2 Wrote:
(08-26-2021 10:45 AM)aurelio Wrote: I wonder what is the device with the orange/yellow keyboard on the right side....

Looks like an ADDS Consul terminal, perhaps a model 880?
Here's the 880:
http://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/ADDS_Consul_880

Here's a 580:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/adds-consul-580-1973-vintage-terminal-2006001519

Here's a 960 or maybe a 980:
https://www.electroprops.co.uk/73/Computers-digital-communications-network-equipment-keyboards-printers-modems/Stylish-period-computer-terminal-ADDS-with-orange-keys-P2354.html

ADDS had a nice line in luggables too, the Envoy series, again with bright orange keycaps.

Thank-you very much,. so it's "just" a terminal, not a PC on its own

RE: Old PC appearance in a 1977 movie - teenix - 08-27-2021 08:06 PM

Why the large case surrounding the monitor. No wonder the desk needed a support.

2010: The Year We Make Contact movie had huge ones in the offices also.

cheers

Tony

RE: Old PC appearance in a 1977 movie - aurelio - 08-28-2021 10:20 AM

(08-27-2021 07:55 AM)EdS2 Wrote:
(08-26-2021 10:45 AM)aurelio Wrote: I wonder what is the device with the orange/yellow keyboard on the right side....

Looks like an ADDS Consul terminal, perhaps a model 880?
Here's the 880:
http://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/ADDS_Consul_880

Here's a 580:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/adds-consul-580-1973-vintage-terminal-2006001519

Here's a 960 or maybe a 980:
https://www.electroprops.co.uk/73/Computers-digital-communications-network-equipment-keyboards-printers-modems/Stylish-period-computer-terminal-ADDS-with-orange-keys-P2354.html

ADDS had a nice line in luggables too, the Envoy series, again with bright orange keycaps.

Thank-you very much,. so it's "just" a terminal, not a PC on its own