RTP IO controllers (Computer Products, Fort Lauderdale)

[Joe R.]

At 09:35 PM 3/11/05 +0100, you wrote:
>RTP makes very reliable IO equipment for use in plants and laboratories. 
>The Universal controller can be connected to a wide variety of computers 
>using  a module that plugs into the bus of the computer. One can also 
>use an ethernet module or a module with a serial line (DIOC) I did a 
>number of projects where I used DIOCs to couple it with PDP-11 
>computers, a Foxboro SMS computer and a GE Mark V. The great advantage 
>being that when you change the type of computer you use, the plant 
>wiring can be left unchanged. The great reliability of the RTP stuff 
>ment that even when the computer is worn out, you can leave the RTP in 
>place. Factory experience was that maintenance people completely forgot 
>the RTP gear because it practically never stopped working and 
>bewilderment set in when it once in a while failed.
>Very convenient is also that after 10 or more years it was perfectly 
>possible to get spare parts. RTP is not for planned obsolescence
>I would not be surprised at all if spare parts still could be obtained 
>for your stuff.
>
>Philipp Hachtmann wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I am looking for information about IO controllers made by "Computer 
>> Products Inc., Fort Lauderdale".
>> 
>> The controllers are normally named "RTP XXXX/XX" where X are numbers. 
>> The company  who produced these controllers (now RTP corp. 
>> www.rtpcorp.com) is still around and uses its "RTP BUS". But they don't 
>> give me any information about the bus.

   FWIW

   I've seen a LOT of cards of this type and always wondered about them.
But I've never heard of "Computer Products Inc." or seen any complete
systems.  I'm located about 150 - 200 miles from Ft. Lauderdale.
 
  Joe




>> 
>> Who has this kind of hardware in one of his old minicomputers (exept Tom 
>> Jennings who will send me over his controller)?
>> Who has ANY documentation for these controllers?
>> Who knows someone who could have... etc.
>> 
>> Pictures of my controllers can be found here:
>> 
>> http://h316.hachti.de/img/rtp1.jpg - My two devices
>> http://h316.hachti.de/img/rtp2.jpg - A label
>> http://h316.hachti.de/img/rtp3.jpg - first device's cards
>> http://h316.hachti.de/img/rtp4.jpg - second device's cards
>> 
>> Thank you very much,
>> 
>> Philipp :-)
>> 
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